Sunday, October 18, 2009
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Hiking til we puke!
We spent four days in Kernville this past weekend. I had the boys write a paper about our time and this is what they had to say about it. From Channing: This weekend I went to my cabin. My favorite thing there was the Unal Trail! Me and my brother, Chase, found a leg of a deer separated from the body! Pretty gross, huh? Back at the cabin we saw a few deer too! On the Unal Trail we also found goose berries! Some were small, some were big, and some were really big! These are the trees we found: pine, fir, cedar, and sugar pines. Unal means bear. If you ever want to go on a hike, pick the Unal Trail, and it will probably be the best you'll ever go on!!
This hike was an Indian trail complete with a guide to trees and history. It lasted a mere two hours with 700 ft. of climbing on switchbacks to the top and then back down. It was fine until I had to carry the baby on my back. Did I mention that Andrew forgot the baby backpack! Twenty-two pounds makes a difference! That wont happen again!
Seth had to say this about the weekend. This weekend I went to Kernville. I enjoyed hiking the Unal Trail and shooting BB guns. I also enjoyed hiking other trails. I played legos, shot aliens as Dr. Cockroach Ph. D. (Monsters vs. Aliens), and played army. I really enjoyed it up there.
The second hike was Salmon Creek and we felt like we were in the middle of the forest. We went across a beautiful meadow and looked for Bambi (no luck), then we followed a trickling creak with little waterfalls. It was breathtaking. We wanted to go to the big falls, but Andrew figured out that it was a nine mile hike or so. WHAT! Maybe, next time. Our hike ended up taking three hours, again with Andrew and I sharing the load of Levi. It was really fun getting out in nature and learning about the Indian trails and trees that grow in our area.