This past Saturday morning I was laying in bed when my wife poked me and asked if we could go for a walk after I fully woke up.

I thought about it for a second and realized this would be a great opportunity to get some material for a post. I have been following @steevc and @slobberchops with their various running and hiking posts.

The truth is, I would have went with my wife anyway, she is pretty religious about exercising and I need to be better about it myself.

We got our dog Jovi ready and drove down the road to our local park.

They close the park during the Winter, so even if there isn't snow on the ground my wife and I have to find someplace different to walk when we want some fresh air. That is the only bummer about our favorite park.

We pulled in the parking lot and on this Saturday morning there was only one other car there.

We got Jovi out of the car and had her do her business so we wouldn't have to stop as much during our walk. After that, we were all ready to go!

I know she looks a little scared, but she actually really loves to go on her walks. I think she was more confused about why I was taking her picture instead of walking.

She is a wild child though and if we just used a regular collar she would drag me all over the park. Instead we use a pinch collar on her.

The pinch collars are better than standard choke collars because they don't actually restrict the dogs airway. If the dog gets too far ahead or if you pull back to correct it gives them a little pinch much like a mothers bite on their scruff.

It works really well to keep her in step with us. We also work with her on commands while we are walking like heel, etc. Her memory is short like mine though!

The park is actually quite big with a path going around the outer perimeter of the park. There are then additional "fingers" through-out the park that connect the long sides to each other.

A better explanation would be to describe it as a track around a football field with paths going down the 20 and 40 yard lines on both sides. When we are felling really brave we go up and down each finger and jog the short parts between each one.

Through-out the park they have various areas. There are two playgrounds in addition to a soccer field, volleyball court, baseball diamond, and horseshoe pits.

They also have sitting areas where you can rest or just relax and enjoy nature. Spread here and there in the park are charcoal grills so you can enjoy a cookout with your family or friends as well.

The park has a pavillion you can rent out to hold larger events if you want to.

My wife enjoys walking here in the Summer when she is off work and I still have to report in. The workers do a really good job of keeping the grounds nice. In fact if they are mowing while people are walking, they will stop so the people can pass by without getting grass clippings all over them.

There is a set of railroad track at the back of the park, but my wife says she can't recall a train ever going by while she was walking. The same track run near our house and we usually only hear trains late at night.

That is the kind of small town hospitality we enjoy at our local park.

I was telling @steevc about this a while ago, but there are also little exercise stations through the park that you can stop at. Here are some pictures of a couple of them:

It was a nice morning getting out and getting some exercise with my wife. It was really funny too because she kept pointing out things that I needed to take pictures of.

She would say, oh there is a mushroom, can't you take a picture for mushroom Monday? I told her it was #fungifriday and took a picture!

Then we came across this hornet nest and she said "ooh, that is a big nest, you should take a macro shot of that".

So I did...

Thanks for coming along on this walk with us. We love our local park and I hope that you enjoyed seeing it.

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