The boy and his dad...click to enlarge - but you'll still have a hard time seeing them. They got quite a bit ahead of the girl and I...
Today we went hiking for about 5 miles in the Columbia Bottom Conservation Area CBCA (where the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers meet).
The first half of the hike was in a wooded area on a mud packed trail next to the river - the second half was on a paved road out in the open. The open area was much colder/windier and though they don't like to admit it - the kids were glad that mom "encouraged" them to dress warmly and bring hats and gloves.
I planned on taking a photo of the spot where the rivers met but my camera battery died. Though it worked awhile later when I tried taking some other photos.
The first half of the hike was in a wooded area on a mud packed trail next to the river - the second half was on a paved road out in the open. The open area was much colder/windier and though they don't like to admit it - the kids were glad that mom "encouraged" them to dress warmly and bring hats and gloves.
I planned on taking a photo of the spot where the rivers met but my camera battery died. Though it worked awhile later when I tried taking some other photos.
There is a large visitor center at the CBCA which the kids enjoyed - especially seeing stuffed Trumpeter Swans (we read a book last week on Audubon which mentioned Trumpeter Swans so it was fun to get a look at how gigantic they really are), a bobcat, giant catfish etc.
There were a number of these cool mosaics at different points in the trail...
