Today was our last chance to hike during the spring break and the kids wanted to hike Bateman Island again. Last time we stuck to the East side of the island so today we did the west.
Using 'Paint' program on my computer I highlighted the trails we hiked. The purple is what we did on Monday and red is what we did today.
Since the kids wanted to picnic, we each had our backpacks with our lunch and drinks
We found a great spot for our lunch where we could see the river. The kids were sitting on a big log. Unfortunately it must be a favorite spot since there was a lot of trash. We filled all three of our groceries bags and there was plenty of trash left to pick up.
The view from our lunch spot
Hayden and Ellie were having a competition on how many times they could hit the log in the water with a rock... I laughed at Hayden's stance... he is a goober
Hayden at Vista point
Ellie trying to clean up Vista point...hahaha
Taking a drink break as we starting heading back to the car
picture of the trail heading out
Using 'Paint' program on my computer I highlighted the trails we hiked. The purple is what we did on Monday and red is what we did today.
Since the kids wanted to picnic, we each had our backpacks with our lunch and drinks
We found a great spot for our lunch where we could see the river. The kids were sitting on a big log. Unfortunately it must be a favorite spot since there was a lot of trash. We filled all three of our groceries bags and there was plenty of trash left to pick up.
The view from our lunch spot
Hayden and Ellie were having a competition on how many times they could hit the log in the water with a rock... I laughed at Hayden's stance... he is a goober
Hayden at Vista point
Ellie trying to clean up Vista point...hahaha
Taking a drink break as we starting heading back to the car
picture of the trail heading out
I didn't realize how much farther the west trails were to the east trails but Ellie was a trooper. Several times on the way back she would ask, "Are you almost there?" and I would respond, "Yes, we are almost there" and she would reply, "Great!". She did that about 5 times.
I wish I knew the distance of the trails so that I know how far Ellie is able to go. I want to do some trails outside of Tri-cities. I know there is some 3 miles loops ones near by. I guess Hayden and I could go and try it out during a weekend she is at Cliff's and it will help me get a better idea.
I am sad that there is only two more days of Spring break. I have really enjoyed the time with the kids. We have played sooo many games inside and outside and found their love of hiking. I wish we could get another week. I guess I have the week in between Spring and Summer quarter to look forward to. :-(
I wish I knew the distance of the trails so that I know how far Ellie is able to go. I want to do some trails outside of Tri-cities. I know there is some 3 miles loops ones near by. I guess Hayden and I could go and try it out during a weekend she is at Cliff's and it will help me get a better idea.
I am sad that there is only two more days of Spring break. I have really enjoyed the time with the kids. We have played sooo many games inside and outside and found their love of hiking. I wish we could get another week. I guess I have the week in between Spring and Summer quarter to look forward to. :-(
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Google earth, mapmyruns.com and a few other sites will let you see a view of trails and things, and you can draw your path and it will tell you the miles, it's pretty fun!
Okay... So I used Google Earth and I was able to figure out that our walk today was 2 miles. But I had trouble figuring out where we hiked the other two times... lol... Especially the Chamna hike. Thanks for the tips, Jessica!
ya know there are some good trails just a couple hours north of you...
That looked like so much fun. I can't wait to go hiking with my kids. You can blame Hayden's throw stance on Grandpa Kevin, all our awkward genes came from him (j/k).
Looks like you all were having such a fun time! The kids are so cute. By the way, where is Bateman Island?
Aunt Kathy
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