Mar. 26, 2006 - a hike yesterday
We went hiking yesterday. It was a beautiful day, and we didn't decide where we were going until we were almost there :)
We went to a trail near the great Buffalo River. It is a trail that leads to Hemmed In Hollow Falls, the tallest waterfall between the Rockies and the Appalachians. We stopped at an Elk Information Center in Ponca and got some maps of the area. We ended up not going the whole way down to the falls because it was steep, slippery and would have been too hard on the children (and Daddy who was carrying little 2 yr old). The Elk Info Center was AWESOME. They had a children's center and all these neat things you could touch and feel (like raccoon skins and turtle shells, footprints and paws). They had kids' microscopes and little plastic slides. My son thought it was super neat. I mentioned something about "this would be good for school stuff" and the attendant lady asked if were a teacher. I said I homeschool, and she loaded me up with all kinds of guides and papers that they give to teachers. Little books like Backyard Birds, Snake guides, and Waterfowl were just some of the neat things she put in my bag (oh, I forgot to mention the pencils). I'm so glad we stopped there--it was really neat. If ever anyone goes through Arkansas and goes down to see the Buffalo River near Ponca, they should stop at this Elk Info Center. Well, the hike was good. My middle child, 5 yr old dau, got tired of it pretty quick. She says she hates to hike and all that sort of stuff a "real princess" would say. Good grief. I just want to have fun as a family and enjoy our time together. I hope she'll eventually like being with us on a hike. Maybe we push her too much. I don't know. However, different children are capable of different pushings, so to speak. Our littlest 2yr daughter, hiked more than 1/2 mile at the beginning and then again at the end of the hike--going up and over these large rocks. She seemed to quite enjoy it. She didn't complain and in fact, she just about tried picking up every rock in our path. At least, she gave each rock a name. She would say, "look. Wrock. Wock, Mommy, Wock." Are you saying, "walk or rock?" She'd pick up a rock and say, "Wock" O.K. Let's keep going now. :) It was very cute.
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Mar. 26, 2006 - sounds fun
Posted by quietcajun
that sounds really fun... did you take photos?
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Mar. 27, 2006 - Book
Posted by Anonymous
Hey, there's a book just right for this! "Do Princesses Wear Hiking Boots?" (It's on amazon)
It's fun to read to just her age.
-Kelli (from carpe libra)
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