Spring Hike

A mid-week day hike in early March with beeeyootiful weather! It was a trail beginning at where the old Vischer Ferry would cross the river -- before any bridges! It was a very nice walk with friends, although there was too much litter in the water!

Here is at the trail head where the boys find a decomposing fish stuck in the tree roots above the waterline.



Surprisingly there was still enough ice for the migrating geese to rest on. They moved away fast even though the boys were nearly 200 feet from them.



Here are Rael and Gavin crawling around one of the rails left behind from when the ferry ran everyone across the river. It has grown into the tree!



Sammy the pup, Sam and Gavin walking along the trail that runs along the river, between the river and the canal.



Lots of loud geese are still afraid of us...



Our first view of the dam:



My Samsam, Elizabeth, and the boys ahead. The rocks were very cool -- shale on end. GREAT for skipping on the water!



At the end of the trail was recently uncovered beach. Truthfully, it was quite saddening that the water level was as low as it was for Spring melt. Maybe it is more at higher altitude?



The Gavinator: always climbing, if he has anything to say about it!



Sam and Gavin climbing higher.



The river over the dam, end of the trail.



Wow it was hard to get those boys away from the easy to toss skipping shale out into the river.



Everyone was QUITE tired when we arrived back to the car!