Table Rock Field Trip

Welcome to Autumn! 

To celebrate we took a trip to Table Rock on Tuesday morning.  One of my main focuses on our trip was getting my camera out and getting some photos.  As a result, I've got a few to share today.  

There is a new viewing platform near the falls at the trail head.  As the platforms were being built last year, Cari and I were afraid they would ruin the natural look, but they really blend in nicely and make it really nice to sit and enjoy the water.  I don't have a photo of the platform, so you'll have to take my word on this.

  A log falls across the creek and forms a bridge.  I can't resist climbing out on it. . . ever!

Some day I'll have to dig through my archive of photos.  There's a photo from years ago with Cari looking through this tree.  Now it's Cari AND Brenna.

This is such a beautiful trail.  The first half follows the creek through the woods.  Using stones to cross the river and roots to climb the hills makes it an adventure.

 Another downed tree, another bridge.  I had to take this quick because it was a bouncy log and the girls didn't like sitting on it.

 Brenna was a champ on the trail.  We let her set the pace and she was always checking to see that we were keeping up.

 I was hoping we'd see a bear in the woods today, but we never did.  On the way out of the park we did spot this turtle crossing the road.  He stopped and posed for some shots before moving along.

 This field makes a great place to get portraits done.

 Did I mention that I'm glad summer is over?  With weather like this I expect to be going on a lot more field trips!