We went back to the state park today. Today the boys were less interested in walking the trails themselves, so we decided to take an easier hike than we had originally planned. Karston wanted to go on the trail with the swinging bridge, so we picked that one. Well, not too far past the bridge, you loop back to the river again ... at a wide, shallow spot! Oh my, there were so many kids splashing in the ford! We had no idea this was The Spot to take your kids on summer days!
The trail has a turn and hill just before the ford, so the people already splashing in the ford can't see you coming. One woman who was putting her dry shoes back on remarked to Daddy that she saw something bright on the trail and had no idea what it was at first. The "bright" item she saw was the light blond hair on my boys, blazing in the sun. I think she saw Cale first since he was standing tall in the backpack on my back. Daddy didn't think towheads were that unusual (nor do I, not that it's very common to be as blond as these), so he had no idea what to say. "It's called hair" didn't seem right.
The kids were more interested in trails and hiking on the way back: the ford energized them.
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