With apologies to MCF.

It wasn't an ideal day to hit the hiking trails, but cabin fever has had us going out of our minds. So in spite of the cloud coverage and the threat of rain, we decided to get out and enjoy the outdoors a bit. Since I usually take the camera any time we go any further than the back yard, I have little photographic evidence.

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This is the spot of river where I learned to swim. The fact that I didn't learn to swim until I was in my early 20's shouldn't detract from the nostalgia of that.

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Here's the swinging bridge from which I took that first picture.

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I spent the day bringing up the rear of our little pack. Our oldest insisted on running out front, as ten year old boys will do, and the other two were never far behind him.

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"Get back from the edge!" Dammit. What is it about kids that necessitates that kind of advice?

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My wife the nature girl. The rest of us crossed this little stream with a quick jump. Not Wendy. Why take the easy way?

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About half way through the day the clouds parted and the sun came out. Which just goes to show you that the Good Lord rewards perseverance.

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Fallen trees make great landmarks. Liam was especially impressed with the size of this one.

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Again, I found myself toward the back. We're going to have to make sure that the kids check themselves for ticks tonight.

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I'll have to try to remember to go take pictures in this area next autumn. It's really beautiful out there.

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This footbridge, like the majority of this particular hiking trail, was wiped out by the flood of 1985. I'm kinda proud that my boyscout troop played a role back then in the restoration of this trail.

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At the end of the trip, the kids examined the map and try to figure out where we've been and where we can go next time.

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