Climbing Kennesaw Mtn.

We decided on Saturday that it would be fun to climb Kennesaw Mountain with the girls. Though I grew up here, that is something I had never done. Had I known just how tiring it would be, I would have chosen not to go on a bike ride for an hour and a half just prior to leaving. Before we left, I made sure to pack several bottles of water and some snacks. We got a picnic lunch and ate it at the beginning of our climb. Mark was taking pictures and we were all in good spirits. Audrey walked a little bit and then she climbed right on my back to ride in the "ing" (sling). The climb was far from easy to do and Morgan asked to sit down every 10 minutes or so. We rested often and each time I had a harder time getting the thought out of mind that Morgan would never want to do this again. We sat for a while when we reached the top and I knew at that moment we had over done it. We needed to be at the car that moment driving home. However, we were only half way finished and extremely exhausted. Morgan completely lost herself on the way down. She could hardly hold it together and tears poured down her face. As she cried, I told her how tired I was and how badly I wished we were in the car already. I told her that I wished I could just lay down and take a nap and that I was pretty sure she felt the same way. Since there was no way to get to the car except to keep walking, I asked Morgan to sing and skip with me. She thought I was nuts but I thought it was something more positive to do than dwell on how miserably tired we were. Morgan really did try and we skipped a little and sang a little and her mood improved for the moment. When we could finally see cars, I wanted to jump up and down. We were almost there when I slipped on some rocks and fell to the ground with Audrey strapped to my back. Though we were not injured, I was most definitely not fine. I don't think I could have gotten up if I had wanted to. I sat on the ground for a bit and realized how truly exhausted I was. I am honestly not sure I have ever felt like that in my entire life. I have to say it wasn't pleasant. But we had made it! The camera's batteries died about 20 minutes into our hike and unfortunately we don't have pictures of the following 2 hours and 40 minutes that it took to finish our adventure. I can't be positive, but I don't think Morgan will be jumping at a chance to go hiking any time soon.