Tucquan Glen

Saturday was beautiful here - sunny and warm but not too warm. After a morning of chores and looking for a car to replace the one that died, we headed out for a hike. 

Little Bear loves to hike. He likes to lead us and look for the trail. He's happiest in the woods.

Papa Oak and I discovered this place last fall when we went for a hike for our anniversary. It's very pretty and very peaceful. I knew at once the kids would love it there, but we hadn't made it there with them. They love hiking, so they were thrilled to find somewhere new.

The path alternates between rocky and smooth, and it always follows the creek. At least it did as far as we went! It took us a long time to hike out because we stopped many times along the way...

To check out the many varieties of mushrooms growing...

To learn to skip rocks...

Curly and I each managed to skip our first rocks!

To build a dam...

Okay, so maybe we aren't beavers.

To play in the muddy sand...

To admire the beauty around us...

To hold up this tree...

Tiny Dancer can do it with just one finger while those boys had to work hard!

To follow the trail markings... 

To play a trick on Mama...

Have I mentioned he wants to be an actor?

Very convincing.

To climb on fallen trees...

And to take a few pictures.

It was truly a beautiful afternoon.