Bridge of Adventure

This is an image of a peaceful river with a bridge from one side to the other. Pictures like this give me a sense of adventure. I was not much of an adventurous person before I had Zeplin. Now all I can think of is the next adventure I can go on with my dog.

I would like to believe that this image is one taken of a hiking trail because that is the main focus of our adventures when Zeplin and I go on them. Ever since I was fortunate enough to adopt Zeplin I wanted to take him hiking as much as we could. We spend the summers going to state parks and walking the trails as much as we can. Our most common spots would be PotatoCreek State Park in North Liberty, Indiana and Rum Village in South Bend, Indiana.

One adventure that I remember most was a fun, scary, and messy time. It had been raining for days. Finally there was a break in the bad weather. Since I started feeling the cabin fever kicking in and Zeplin was dying to go for a walk I decide that we needed to go hiking. At the time we were in Muncie, Indiana for a few weeks visiting a friend. Being in an area we didn't quite know I did a quick google search of the nearest state park and found one.

On their website they said that the trails were wet, but they were still open for hiking. So Zeplin and I went. Half way through the hike we ran into a part of the trail that had been flooded due to the rain and the water levels in the river being too high. Like a normal person I decided to turn around and go back to the open field to play fetch with Zeplin.

Since I was playing fetch with Zeplin I let him off the leash. He normally sticks by my side where ever I go. So I didn't worry about him running off. This time was different. A rabbit caught his eye and he sprinted after it. They both ran right back down the trail that we had just came from.

Worried that I had lost Zeplin I started to search the trails. After searching for a few minutes I finally found him rolling in the mud that I had tried so hard to keep him away from. When I first saw him rolling in the mud I was furious. I didn't have any towels in my car to clean him off and there are no seat covers in my car.

After failing to get him to come to me for a few minutes I realized the only way I could get him was if I went to him. Now I had walked through ankle deep mud to get to Zeplin and decide to let the anger go. We ended up playing in the mud for about half an hour. It was one of the most fun times I had on a hiking trip with Zeplin.

I ended up having to take my car to get the inside cleaned out because it was too muddy after this trip. After all the costs I still wouldn't trade that adventure for anything. The photo at the beginning of this post reminded me of adventure and that all of the adventures you take are something to remember.

Image Credit: https://www.flickr.com/photos/darwishh/57956597/