I know this will come as a surprise to many, what with my optimistic personality and all, but I didn't have high hopes for this excursion. My kids. Walking. In the desert. For an hour. I was sure this wouldn't end well.
But hiking (minus the kids) did sound like fun to me.
We tried to take the kids on the Wind Tunnel hike. We pulled into the parking area and realized it was $6. Bret had $4 in his wallet. I didn't bring my purse (but I never carry cash anyway). So we turned around and found a new trail.
When we got there, there was a pay station. They wanted $2 per person. We paid our measley four and called it good. We decided the kids hiked free. Seriously, who wants to pay $12 (we brought Neighbor Max along) to walk through the desert?!!
The kids did AMAZINGLY well. Granted, it was a simpler hike than the Wind Tunnel hike which I ended up being grateful for. Bret stopped at forks in the trail and let the boys look at the map and tell us which way we should go.
We took plenty of snacks along. That helped, too. And we saw people out there horseback riding...the kiddos loved that! The boys stayed well ahead of us so we never have to urge them along. It was a little over a two mile hike I think, and these kids ROCKED IT!
The only snag came towards the end when Mabel decided she needed to be carried for the last half mile or so. Bret carried her a while then put her back down. We had around and eighth of a mile left when she tripped and fell. Then she was done. She screamed the rest of the way to the car. Still, color me impressed that her little legs walked much of the 2 mile hike.
Over all, I was very impressed with my kids on their first hike EVER (well, Aiden's second). It may be something we'll have to repeat!
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