The Adventure of a Weekend!

The adventure began as any other. We made a check list, packed up, and decided got in our truck to drive a half hour to where we could begin helping my dear mother prepare to take 28 Girls on a "5 mile" hike, which was actually 8 miles. 

The trip began uneventful but about halfway to our destination the  truck went "chu-chunk chu-chunk!!" and  died. There was no reviving it. 

We called for help and a nice tow-man came and pulled us off the freeway. After returning the soon to be interred vehicle to our home, we rode to our destination in my parents car.

the next morning we embarked on a new adventure. 28 girls gathered to learn about why we never leave the hiking path and which bugs are ok to touch and which plants are not. 

Each was bestowed with a bug net and the firm belief that bugs should not be scary no matter how much the camp leaders may scream. 

 Thus, following my mountain goat of a father up the trail, we marched to the lake. 

And after 2 and 1/2 hours of marching up hill and stopping to stare at the resident wildlife. 

We finally stopped for lunch at the lake. 

 We fed the Chipmunks and discovered ticks and other creepy crawlies. 

But once we returned home and showered off the hiking grime we stilled had a dead truck to deal with.