Birch Creek Canyon

This past Saturday we hit the trail again in hopes of finding some pretty fall colors. We decided to try a new one, so we headed up Birch Creek Canyon. It was such a fun, kid-friendly hike. Not too strenuous, a really cool bridge, and it stayed right alongside a mountain stream that we got to cross over several times. Nate and I decided to adopt a "joy in the journey" outlook and try hard not to stifle the kids' excitement about exploring everywhere, just so we could get a few extra feet up the trail. Although we did have to designate "hiking" times and "exploring" times, or we would've just sat at the trailhead looking at rocks the entire time. .

Addison and Bryn's imaginations went wild the whole time as they collected every rock and stick they saw and pretended to be monkeys running from/getting ready to fight the crocodiles. The kids and I ran ahead up the trail to hide from Daddy, and we discovered a giant hollow tree with a Bible in a plastic bag inside! The kids ended up filthy, especially Bryn, who fell on her face about ten times. She was a good sport, though, and all the dirt came off in the bath.

The bridge was so fun. It was right by two little pools where we stopped to throw rocks and sticks in. We even saw some fish!

Leah had a great time riding with Daddy. She really seems to enjoy being outside.

We did find a little bit of fall.

Snack break!