The sand was perfect for hiking - just wet enough from the recent snow to be firm, but past the muddy stage. The first phase of the hike was downhill and the boys enjoyed jumping, racing, and crashing in the sand. At the bottom of the hill we found a few dinosaur tracks, but most were hiding under sand that had recently washed down the hill. If only we knew to bring a broom, then we could have been better paleontologists.
The trip down to the tracks wasn't long enough, so we zoomed off down the trail to see what we could see. We found lots of other kinds of tracks and liked hunting down our own tracks. The boys found other evidence - the stinky variety - of recent wildlife and were quite pleased with their discovery.
We traveled far and found some cliffs in which to play. That was lots of fun, but the weather was getting colder and our school time was quickly running out, so we hi-tailed it back to the car and home again. What a lovely day! It was a most pleasant break from all the icky-sicky-ness that's been hounding everyone this season - too bad our lovely N couldn't join us :( We missed her.
