We encountered at least 5 different herons on our afternoon walk. Two of them even followed us while we ambled to the main parking lot. They were all swimming, walking, or flying along the river beside the dyke trail, which helped me get some amazing close-ups and practiced my tracking shots.

Noelle never ran out of energy. She ran back and forth at least eight or 10 times, and that was on the way back to the car! We thought if she had a pedometer strapped on her legs, she’d easily pass 100k steps.

If you ever get hungry near Pitt Lake, head to The Patch Brewery. The pizzas, pretzels, burgers, and beer were all top notch. Just don’t try their lemonade, it’s too watery.