The trail was steep, and required frequent stops by the adult hikers in the group. Somehow those kids just trotted along up the trail, sword fighting with sticks as they went.
Hiker Brad was in fine form, and let the kids experiment with his camera. We got lots of fun action shots.
The view from the top was great. Sylvia and Liz looked especially photogenic together.
We found a really odd insect crawling around on the boulders at the top. I had heard of stick-bugs, and seen them in books about animals that can camouflage themselves, but actually seeing one outdoors was pretty amazing.
Noel is our familes artistic photographer... here is a nice one she did of Sylvia while we were climbing around on the rocks along the trail. Sometimes Sylvia would lay down, and have a boulder bed, covered in leaves.
After we hiked back down, the kids found a bunch of cat- tails by the road. They taught Sylvia how to explode them into clouds of white puff.
Asher demonstrated how to jog, and leave a trail of white puffs behind you.
We watched the sun set on a sandy beach area along the lake. The kids had a "who can make the biggest splash with giant rocks" contest.
It was a great day. I can't believe we almost missed all the fun because it was a little drizzly at the start.
Here is a shot of the handsome man I am married to, as we watched our offspring toss boulders into the lake.
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