52 Hikes

Wes has this cool book that has 52 hikes you can do in Oregon.  We found one that was seemed easy enough and hiked it at the end of July.

It was pretty cool.  It was only a mile or two.  And it was mostly in the forest and would weave back to a little creek/river every now and again.  I'm too lazy to go find the book and name the hike or even discover the name of the river.  :)

We had such a good time hiking I tried to convince Wes that we should try to hike the whole book in our lifetime. 

 I got a lukewarm agreement to "try".  

Guess how many we've done?

One.  

That's right, we're off to a good start.  ;)

Here we are at the beginning of the hike.  

 Kinsley's somewhere under that little strawberry hat. :) 

For only being two months old she did pretty good.

 Sadie on the other hand, got sick of being carried around pretty quick.

 Novalee at one point discovered that the seeds of some sort of plant were sticking to her clothes and exclaimed, "I don't like the wilderness!"  :)

 Oh yes, now I remember the name of the Hike.  4 Point County Trail.  Why you might wonder.  Well out of 36 counties, this spot is the ONLY spot in Oregon where four counties touch.  I know, you are bored impressed!

 Sadie enjoyed throwing rocks into the creek. 

 Novalee made a fishing pole and set it up by the water.  Then she enjoy screeching and yelling at anyone who bumped it.

 

 Skipping rocks...

 or boulders.  :)

 

 

 

 I thought I should at least try...she didn't like it...obviously.

 Pretty Sadie.

 Could the vegetation in Oregon be more green and pretty? 

 Kinsley's pretty too.  :)

At the end of the hike all three kids jumped in the water.  Well Sadie fell in after trying to copy the big kids only to discover it was too cold for her taste and in a quick attempt to turn back fell all the way in. Poor thing.  She wasn't too happy about that.  But the kids had fun and it was enjoyable to just sit by the water and watch them play.