Hike at Oak Mountain

We made it back again to Oak Mountain for our hike through the treetops. We did this last year, and you could probably find it in the blogs somewhere. Last year Sam fell and hurt his leg. But this year, we planned ahead, and had all of our first aid equipment ready with us. And we were practicing our "No Trace Left Behind" cub scout lesson, so we made sure that all of the snacks we had did not leave any trash behind. I also realized after taking this first picture, that the battery was almost dead, and I would only have a few remaining pictures.

Our trip began in the morning with the temperature in the 30s...Oh yeah, Davis was definately fully complaining in his dramatic way about how his hands were going to fall off. Luckily it heated up pretty quick and by the end of the day we had shed pretty much all of our layers.

Our first hike was to the bird rescue center which was about 1/3 mile one way. After coming back to the vehicle, we decided that we should try to make it to Peavine Falls, which I have never been to. This was a much steeper trip and longer. The boys had no problem making it down to the falls, although they scared me to death, as it was definately a climb down. Once at the bottom I had enough battery for the one picture below, and it still makes me smile. Those boys love getting out in the woods. Now the way back was a little more difficult. I ended up taking Davis on my shoulders the last 1/4 mile uphill to my car then returning to find Sam where he was moseying up the hill...put him on my shoulders and treked back to the car.