ready for an adventure

Kaiden and I had a fantastic day over at Oscar Sherer State park last week. Our first order of business was to check out the hiking trails.

While at the information center (which was awesome! lots of bones, fossils, and exhibits) we found this neat local animal track guide. Kaiden couldn't wait to get out on a trail and find some tracks. He insists we found wood rat, panther, and red fox tracks. The guide also had a scat and splat (aka poo trail) section. I picked up some badger poo by accident ;)

We took the trail along the creek and stopped periodically to watch the large fish jumping out of the water. I tried convincing Kaiden to go canoeing with me. He says next time.

All along the way we were checking out holes, sticks, trees, small paths, and keeping our eyes out for Indian artifacts. Here is a picture of Kaiden exploring a hole with his "Indian knife" which he donated to the information center for other children to learn about ancient Indian tools.

After the trail we took a refreshing dip in the lake. We had the lake all to ourselves and it ws so peacful and relaxing.

We also took his bike and he rode on some of the more even trails. This place had everything an adventurous boy could ask for. I think he was ready to set up camp and stay for the summer!