The Quiet Beauty of the Trail

Thursday morning was beautiful, so the family went to Kittatinny State Park for a hike on a "rails to trails" path. These paths are on old railroad tracks and are great for young kids because they are wide and clear without lots of curves or changes in elevation. This particular trail is nice because rather quickly you can get to a big pond with geese and swans and turtles and beavers (in the picture, I'm pointing at the beaver house) and the whole nature thing. Pops especially loves this place - It's where he finds his peace these days, and I can totally relate to that. Maggie, on the other hand, took some convincing. But, she came around eventually, so I guess there's hope for her after all. After a rough start, the pictures show her sharing her acorn with her dad and chasing her grandfather with a pine branch "tickle stick."