5 Mile Loop

This tree had fallen down the hill and the kids were excited to walk up it... until Cannon laid down on it because he was ready to come down. It had great huckleberry bushes around it and some thimbleberry bushes we ate our fill of.

Phil got in one picture just to document that he was actually with us.

Phil told the kids to climb out on this tree over the water and of course Miya fell in. She had a nice wet hike after that.

These beauties before getting a nice summer hair cut.

We had a few Saturdays this summer that didn't have a million things on the calendar so we took the kids on a few hikes. This one was just the 5 mile loop in Tacoma. It takes you down around the Sound and then up behind the zoo. The kids thought is was great and it took us just about 2 hours so it was just right for them and let us stop and look at things. We really want to do some long hikes with them next year and try our luck at backpacking around Rainier. It is crazy and so fun to have the kids growing and so much easier to get out and enjoy activities.