This is a cow patty. This is a cow patty all over you. Any Questions?

So David lead us on one of those no-notice-mini-vacations.

He was kind enough to give me two hours to pack this time. :)

We grabbed the camping gear Friday night and went up the canyon.  Found a nice campsite near a brook and spent the evening in the crisp outdoors.

The first thing we did at the campsite before taking a hike was show the children what a cow patty was, and informed them emphatically that they were not to step near these under any circumstances.

 

Tim completes Cub Scout Requirement to lead a hike. 

 

Susanna gives up on hike after 3 steps.

 

The pasture summit

 

Girls identified plants on the way (Silky Lupine)

 

(Could not determine)

 

(Finally determined it was Ami)

After the hike came the fail.

Though it might not have been his fault.  Tim thought it was a boulder.  It was four feet wide (1.5) and 10 feet tall (2) and the outside had solidified.

But the inside was still foul mushy.

David saw the danger of Tim jumping towards it too late...

Time slowed...

"N...N...N...N...O...O...O...O...O...O...O...O...O...O...O...O...O...O"

crap. crapitdy crap crap, a crap, crap.

David picked Him up out of the warm filth. 

Tim went shoeless for the rest of the trip, except to borrow sandals to go to the loo.

ugh.

Only salvaged the trip with strawberry S'mores (or as Susanna says: sta-ar-bur-dy!)