This is one of my favorite hikes. It’s always cool and by a stream. They boys love looking for salamanders. They are pros at find those amphibians. The water level was pretty low this time.

No thank you. I don’t have to see the salamander:


Sisterly love:





Our Field Biology class:



Alex begged to return to his favorite tree to get some Tarzan time:



He complained that it wasn’t the same tree, but it was. He just grew.