Return To Donut Falls

Just over two years ago, the kids and I went on a hike with Grandma to Donut falls. Valerie was just two weeks old, and it was her first experience in the great out doors. I wanted to hike there again last summer, but we just never made it. So this summer it was at the top of the list.....we just had to wait for the trail to open.

Today we made it.

We left our house at 8:30am and made it to the trail by 9:00 the air was still cool and the trail was not busy.

This hike is pretty easy, so we invited a few friends to join us.

To go along with our hiking theme this year, (trails a two year old can do without much help) this hike is pretty easy, so we invited some friends to come along.

The older kids did a great job helping the little girls too.

When we got to the bridge the kids made Valerie's day by singing "The Grumpy Old Troll" song from Dora.

The wild flowers have started to bloom, and made the trail even more inviting.










We did have a couple of spills, but nothing a little washing and Fishy Crackers couldn't fix.

When we made it to the falls, the river had washed out the end of the trail,

Bigger braver hikers may have tried to go further, but we could see the falls from where were, and the kids were having fun throwing rocks into the river.

This was our picture at the falls. The trees are blocking the view, but if you look close you can see it. Like most things, it looks a lot bigger and better in person.