In the middle of October, when the boys had a Friday off of school, the five of us (Wilbur included) took off for Kanopolis State Park.
It was a beautiful day! Kansas was showing off it's early-fall loveliness and we enjoyed an interesting hike through part of Horse Thief Canyon.
The boys climbed the rocks they could manage.
and we stopped at each place we could see water to look for creatures.
The boys squeezed into a "cave" for this photo.
Thankfully, Ben is good with maps so he could continue to steer us onto trails that would lead back to the truck before hunger made the boys cranky.
There sure are some big sandstone rocks out there!
It is a LOVELY place to hike!
And just when we started to think, "Wait, did we make a wrong turn?!" We came across this lovely orange ribbon telling us we were on the right path. That was a relief because the boys were complaining about being thirsty and hungry and the orange trail was our ticket to a shortcut back to the truck.
After the orange trail was the blue trail - bingo!
It seemed like you could see for miles and miles around from this high, flat spot of prairie.
And finally, with next to no drama from kids, we made it back to our lunch and cold water. Wilbur was thankful for some lunch, too.
Then we headed over to the lake just to see what we might find.
No shortage of Zebra Mussels, that's for sure.
And as we left, and just after Wilbur passed by, Levi noticed this little guy hiding in the sand.
On our way home, we drove through Maxwell Game Preserve to see what the buffalo were up to.
I insist on going up the watch tower each time we go there. I love to be able to look out over the land and feel the breeze on my face.
I wonder how far you can actually see from there on a clear day?
It was a great way to spend a free day together!
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