Oh, Those Pine River Hot Dogs

On each camping trip to our property we never had hot dogs at our main campsite.  They were largely reserved for our outing to the Pine River at Wellston which had an area where the boys could walk down a wooden staircase with water coming from a natural source cascading down beneath them. 

Once at the bottom a sandy trail led under M-55 to a campsite with grills and picnic tables.  The Pine River was in full view of this area and many canonists and kayakers would pass by often.  It is here where we broke out the hotdogs and condiments and grilled them up for the boys.  On this particular trip with the Salesian Boys Club you can observe young Ken munching down on one of our efforts. 

After lunch we had a rest and relaxation period as most of the boys draped themselves over the picnic tables and watched  those that passed them by on the river.  After their lunch had settled we set off on a brief hike along the shoreline of the Pine River for about a mile before coming back on an alternate trail. 

The boys always liked our outing to the Pine River for they knew hot dogs would be the order of the day.  And they never spared the ketchup or mustard!

Hiking or Canoeing the Pine River

Just outside Wellston lies the Pine River and i don’t think that there’s any other place on God’s green Earth that is just like it.  I enjoy taking my golden retriever, Scout, with me either to hike the trails alongside the river or to canoe its waters. 

If I hike the trail alongside the river I take in the fresh scent of pine as I walk along.  I take in with my eyes a passing canonist or kayaker that is making their way down river.  On hot days I wish I were them as I prefer canoeing over hiking.  Scout enjoys canoeing more too as all he does is lay back and enjoy the ride. 

Each bend of the river brings forth more spectacular scenery than the last as you can tell by these photographs.  It literally takes away my breath each time my eyes take in what you see here.

As I canoe this great river, I sometimes like to just drift along using my paddle more for steering than anything else and drink in all that my eyes observe.  I would recommend this river to anyone on either foot o canoe to enjoy it to their fill for they just can’t get scenery like this anywhere else.  You might also try hiking or canoeing in the fall to get an even greater sight!  Why not next weekend?