This summer I decided that instead of sitting around watching TV for three straight months, I would try to take the kids on a hike a week. I clipped articles, searched the internet, asked Utah natives, and catalogued every hike I heard about, then decided on a few that weren't too long or difficult, and- here's the most important part- had a water feature at the destination. We had a very wet, cool, pleasant June here, but that meant every hike in June we got rained on! We kept it up in July and the kids did their favorite hike- see if you can guess. One hike, Horsetail Falls, is missing. You'll see friends and family in some of the shots- Esther went on almost every hike with us.
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Now we're about a week away from school starting, which is so hard to believe. We are going camping this weekend so I know we'll get in at least one more hike. I know life will get too hectic to keep up the one-a-week this fall, but I hope we'll keep hiking until the snow falls. There are hundreds of books out there about keeping kids close to nature, and though I haven't read them I'm sure I would agree with them all. I have seen and felt the benefits first-hand this summer, and hope we will keep these memories forever.
2 comments:
I'm so jealous! It looks like you guys had a great time. Utah is so full of wonderful places to hike and explore. I miss that. Kentucky isn't so blessed or maybe we just haven't been brave enough with the ages of our kids. I think teaching children to enjoy spending time in God's beautiful creations is a wonderful gift to give them.
The hikes were a great idea! And really fun pics! I have the same problem with our family blog (forgetting about it and then not doing it justice). I was glad to see something knew (I peek in very sporadically).
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