With the wet spring we have had, camping has just not happened. We have all been disappointed but instead, have gone on some wonderful day trips! Dinosaur Valley in Glen Rose, Texas was our trip du jour. The weather for that day was about 60% rain, but coverage would be sporadic. We rose early and headed out armed with a picnic lunch, my camera, the dog and Mitchell's walking stick.
There are dinosaur prints and hiking trails and camp sites along the Puloxy River.
We saw an abundance of wildlife and plants. The kids were thrilled at seeing their very first, real live, ROAD RUNNER! Mitchell researched the terrestrial bird not too long ago. I used to see them all the time when I was a kid growing up along FM 969 in Bastrop, Texas. The kids have been wanting to see one for quite some time. Deer, bunnies, bugs, butterflies and birds were everywhere. Our ears were especially attuned to the call of the Northern Cardinal. They were everywhere.
The timing of our day was only orchestrated by the Lord. We completed our long morning hike just in time to finish our lunch before the down pour. The rain stopped and we headed back out. We visited the Camp Store where Mitchell purchased another state park medallion for his walking stick. Then the kids donned their swim suits and walked along the river splashing and playing. Cache loved it! It began to rain again and we headed to the van for our trip home. We stopped at Cleburne State Park on our way, to check out it's camp sites and fishing. A good fishing hole, Troy said. We did use our GPS, hoping to snag some geocaches, but we did not find any. Actually we only looked for maybe two. Without my paper trail to give me clues about their location, it was like looking for a needle in a haystack.
We had an awesome day and can't wait to go on our next hiking adventure!
I have so wanted to make a trip there! Your pictures are wonderful, Cassidy. Looks like everyone had a great time. BTW, isn't there a creation museum close to Glenrose as well as an outdoor passion play. I think it's called "The Promise". There are a lot of really neat places around the Dallas/Fort Worth area! Since my husband's sister lives in Lake Worth we really ought to make a trip down sometime soon and take advantage of all the fun stuff around there.
Hope you guys are all doin well, we are going to continue with school throughout the summer, I feel we just didn't get everything accomplished this school year that I had wanted to. Of course it will be at a more relaxed pace :-).
Have a fantastic week!
Blessings, Julie
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Something old next to something new is so charming. Sparkly is great if kept to a minimum. Needing schedule and list to accomplish most things, I get bored quickly with routines. I love conservative talk radio!
Chocolate is a fav as is cheesecake, pizza and fish tacos. I enjoy baking, cooking with new recipes, reading, being outside with the family, camping and watching a good movie. Writing is fun for me and maybe, just maybe one day I will write a book!
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