Squam Lake

 This morning Calista and I got 10 more signs up in the Proctor woodlands. Once the signs were up both of us were feeling extremely hot. We decided it would be fun to go drive up to Squam Lake, to go hiking and swim before we needed to be back for sports. We drove up listening to country music with our windows rolled down. When we got to Squam we decided to hike rattle snake first-which over looks Squam lake at the top of the look out point. After the hike Calista and I were even hotter so we headed down and went to my families cabin we have on the lake. We jumped into the lake and floated around for a few hours-the water was very refreshing. Before we knew it we were back on the road headed to campus. I had practice at 3:15 pm and Calista was leaving for a game at 3:30 pm. The car ride back was very similar, filled with country music and the windows down. Today was a BEAUTIFUL day that was filled with so much fun!

Todays Hours: 4 hours

Total Hours: 19 hours

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