Saturday, May 18, 2013
With Lee out of town, Boo and I took a picnic lunch to the
observation deck at the far end of one of our local trails. This has been a
favorite destination since she started toddling along for some of our hikes.
She planned and made our lunches (PB&J, squeezy apple
sauce, and a piece of candy) while I had my coffee.
She has a tiny compass on her pack. It’s more of a toy than
anything, but it points north-ish, and is a lot more accurate than I was
expecting. She has gotten to the point where she can look at the compass and
point north, and then figure out which was the trail is going next, even if
it’s not the direction she’s looking.
The last time we took a longer hike here, there were still
several trees down across the trail from the flooding. This trail, however, was
clear, which was a disappointment to her. She likes to climb over obstacles.
She found a tree very close to the path and climbed over it.
Then we hit the creek.
And the bridge was gone.
