I finally got my Seneca trail maps from the DNR in Maryland. So…this morning we hit the trails….at first I was going to ease them into it by going to Great Falls or some place close by to a trail and introduce them to hiking but once I saw some of the trails in Seneca I decided to go for it. We parked near the playground, played for 20 minutes and then set down the trail. (an easy trail at .5 miles RT)
We talked about the trail markers and how we have to stay on the trail and be VERY careful where we walk. The boys were fascinated by all the plants, bugs and especially the tracks that other people/animals made on the trails.
We stopped and found deer tracks, dog tracks, ants, spiders and lots of other bugs along the way. Woody was not thrilled with all the flying bugs around but he said that he would hike again. I said oh good…because you have at least 3 weeks of hiking ahead of you in June. I’m hoping to hit Patapsco Valley State Park tomorrow or Friday but we’ll see how things go the rest of the week. After a fun lunch at Burger King (the one with the video games to keep them entertained) the boys are exhausted. There is talk of taking the sprinkler out but I’m not sure I have the energy for all that.
Only sixteen more days and our community pool opens…woohoo!
May 7, 2008 at 9:41 pm
Ahhhh, I am sooo looking forward to where there are trees. And trails. There ARE no hiking trails here unless you count cow paths, and you so do not want to walk on those. The closest hiking trails that I can think of (REAL ones, not ones that are a paved walk through a clump of trees in the middle of a city either) are in the mountains, ooooohhhhh about a 6 hour drive from here.
7 weeks and counting!
May 8, 2008 at 12:55 am
Jasper LOVES hiking, and he would be overjoyed to go with your boys sometime…we had fun yesterday, but I think he would also like some alone time with them one of these days, if we can work it out (yeah, I know–harder than it sounds!).
May 8, 2008 at 1:08 am
What a fun, and ambitious, day. The boys look like they had a great time. I can almost guarantee that C & S would start whining about 5 minutes in to the hike and want me to carry them. They are such wimps. I hope that all of the hikes on the trip are as fun and go as well.
May 8, 2008 at 7:35 pm
I need a GOOD backpack for Jack to ride in and then I would LOVE to take Alexander hiking! That looks so awesome. What a fun day, looks like you got the sprinkler out after all.