"Earth's crammed with heaven, And every common bush afire with God, But only he who sees takes off his shoes, The rest sit 'round it and pluck blackberries."

- Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Aurora Leigh

Friday, June 14, 2013

Going on a Hike

Last summer we swam a lot.  This summer I want to hike a lot.  Since last week was our first week off, we got started by going on a small hike with the Iowa Gnat Society.  (Boy were they awful.)  We got a carrier for Spencer, which he did great in, and off we went.  The hike was great because while it was short (a plus with short legged children and a mother whose torso is too short for the carrier - really?!?) it also had fun things to see like some structures the art dept. had built, a lake, and a flooded trail from this crazy rainy season.





















4 comments:

Laura said...

Hiking is my summer goal too! We should totally go together! oh wait....stupid Iowa.

The Johnson's said...

I love Ellie's backpack that is as big as her!

Jessica and Danny said...

looks beautiful! Maybe there is more to Iowa than I thought! ;)

Mark & Bek said...

That is breathtaking. We took the kids on a few at the beginning of summer and I think we burned them out!