For May long weekend we decided to go to Pocono mountain for vacation. The plan was to go Hiking and Biking and enjoying at vacation rental. We along with 3 other families made a plan to do a hike of 5 miles around Tobyhanna Lake in Poconos area, it was a flat hike around the lake.
I
was interested in giving Ishaan exposure to hiking and check if he enjoys it. We started the hike in the morning, for the first 1 mile, Ishaan 
was very comfortable and was running with Anshi. But there were a lot bugs around, so in-spite of using bug spray he got several bites which were bothering him. At about 1.5 miles, he started asking to come in backpack (we had a shoulder backpack to carry kids during Hiking) but I asked him to find a water creek, if he wants to come in backpack, just to keep him involved in something else. At a point around 2 miles he was very tired and was insisting to sit in backpack again and I thought he might not be able go further. I took him on the backpack and while we were singing songs on the way he slept. He had a nice 20-30 mins nap in the backpack and when he got up, he was fresh and we were about 1 mile away from our destination. He came down again and started hiking for the last 1 mile.
He had a lot of fun, he saw bridge, trees, creeks, birds and flowers on his way. Most of the time during the hike he was holding Anshi's hand and both of them were moving together. He was careful while walking and covered about 3
miles on his own, that was much more than what I expected from him on his first hike.
Next day we went for biking but because it being a long weekend, we were unable to get the child seat for the bikes. Although after a lot of hassle we were able to manage a caboose to give a nice ride to Ishaan.
I
was interested in giving Ishaan exposure to hiking and check if he enjoys it. We started the hike in the morning, for the first 1 mile, Ishaan 
was very comfortable and was running with Anshi. But there were a lot bugs around, so in-spite of using bug spray he got several bites which were bothering him. At about 1.5 miles, he started asking to come in backpack (we had a shoulder backpack to carry kids during Hiking) but I asked him to find a water creek, if he wants to come in backpack, just to keep him involved in something else. At a point around 2 miles he was very tired and was insisting to sit in backpack again and I thought he might not be able go further. I took him on the backpack and while we were singing songs on the way he slept. He had a nice 20-30 mins nap in the backpack and when he got up, he was fresh and we were about 1 mile away from our destination. He came down again and started hiking for the last 1 mile.He had a lot of fun, he saw bridge, trees, creeks, birds and flowers on his way. Most of the time during the hike he was holding Anshi's hand and both of them were moving together. He was careful while walking and covered about 3
miles on his own, that was much more than what I expected from him on his first hike.Next day we went for biking but because it being a long weekend, we were unable to get the child seat for the bikes. Although after a lot of hassle we were able to manage a caboose to give a nice ride to Ishaan.
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