Hiking Trip

Dearest Kaitie-Girl,

I'm dreaming of a weekend in spring, maybe the middle of May right after you finish with school, where we pack up and do a fun hike at High Rocks. There is a perimeter trail that encompasses the whole property line of High Rocks, and I have never hiked it. I want to do it with you, so I'm dreaming of a trip like that. We'd start in Dupont State Forest, hike some of the beautiful sunny trails and explore the woods together. We'd see lovely plants and flowers, magnificent waterfalls, beautiful streams and overlooks, and have so much fun walking around and melting into nature. The great thing is that there is a trail which connects the back of High Rocks to Dupont, so we'll spend the day hiking towards camp and then make our way to the Lower Rockytop Shelter, where I took you before. We'll set up camp and gather a bit of firewood while we cook dinner. I want to bring my mandolin so we can sing and jam for a while until sunset, where I want to take you up to the Rockytop lookout. We'll watch the sunset in each others' arms, and then come back for the obligatory campfire, s'mores, stories, and then bed. Then we can spend the whole next day hiking the perimeter trail. I want to show you High Rocks and share it with you, because it's really the best place in the whole world to me and I want you to be a part of it too. You are my special companion, and everything that's beautiful and good reminds me of you. When I can share that special place with you, everything is more exciting, wonderful, and beautiful.

We'll hike the trail and arrive back home, where we can clean up and lie together, letting all the world melt away until it's just us. I love having you by my side and I dream of the day when you'll be there once more.

My heart is yours, Kaitie.

Sumner