Hike #13 for 2025 was a night hike led by our favorite state park ranger. We were thrilled that the lanterns used real wax candles with real flames. The hike was only about 1/2 a mile and included a history talk with the ranger stopping at several points of interest along the way.
Hike #9 for 2025 A NV State Park, Fort Churchill, hosted a “Trail Mixer” on National trail mix day, 8/31. They provided a humongous trail mix bar with a huge variety of nuts, seeds, dried fruit, and candy. After creating our own custom bags of trail mix, we went on a hike to trail test … Continue reading Trail Mix Hike
The Nevada State Parks department gives a free fifth grade adventure pass. Our youngest is in 5th grade this year and the pass is valid from August through August. Let’s see how many parks we can visit this year! Sand Harbor We made reservations for a day use parking spot on 9/14/24. It was $15. … Continue reading Nevada State Parks 2024-2025
We had a full two days this week. Orthodontist - on Wednesday morning my daughter has an orthodontist appointment. He said she’s doing great but needs 20 more weeks. She was not excited to hear this. 🤦🏻♀️ Poison Control - on Wednesday evening my husband and I were putting away our portable sunshade. We were … Continue reading Orthodontist, Poison Control, Pediatric Endocrinologist, Goodwill, and Rolled Ice Cream
My husband took this photo on a walk from church to meet me at Marshals. It is quite lovely but considered an invasive species. I went to the church service with him and the children, but on this particular day, I simply couldn’t bear the uncomfortable “after-the-service-has-ended“ part, where I stand around and make forced … Continue reading Musk Thistle
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