A Day at Skidaway

It's no secret that dogs love a good ol' walk in the woods where new and interesting smells abound and they can pretend that they are actually tough enough to hunt a deer or armadillo or whatever else they happen to run into. Barksdale is no exception to this rule and so we decided to take a Pack outing to Skidaway Island State Park this past weekend.

For anyone who has not been, Skidaway is amazing!! First of all, it's about a 15 minute drive from downtown Savannah, although it feels like it's located in the untouched forests of Costa Rica.

image from www.geckosgeorgia.com/georgia-state-parks.php

Wow, aren't those falls amazing?! We actually didn't see those on our trip, so we will have to make sure to find them next time.

And there will most certainly be a next time! I'm not sure which of the three of us liked the park the most. There were wide open paths with only minimal spider webs, so we weren't constantly worried about a gator or something jumping out at you (like some other hiking trails in the area). The wildlife was astounding and John and I were pulling out our binoculars every few minutes to track another bird. 

Barksdale enjoyed the previous mentioned smells,of which there seemed to be an unending supply, and was content to sit and sniff the air while John and I looked through our Peterson's Guide to ID birds. 

There was a poo-bag dispenser at the trail head, so it's clear that dogs are welcome in the park. However, once we were out there, there were no trash bins to be found, so be warned.

Other than that, I think that a day with the pooch at Skidaway is tough to beat. As a side note, John and I think that we saw an Ivory Billed Woodpecker, which is so rarely seen that many people think it may be extinct!