lost valley

This past weekend we went camping near the Buffalo River and went for a hike at Lost Valley. Chad goes every semester with one of his former teachers and her botany class with our friends Garrett and Danielle. It was chilly camping Friday night, but Rory and her daddy were plenty warm...it was just me that got cold. The next morning we got up, I made pancakes, we packed up and headed out on the trail.


Here are a few pictures of the flowers and plants we saw on the hike:

wild ginger



trillium (aka. birthroot)

Here are Daddy and Rory checking out a cave/waterfall along the Lost Valley trail.

Daddy wanted a picture of Mommy and Rory standing inside the hollow tree...

And here's Rory falling asleep in her new Ergo carrier.

The carrier worked out really well for the hike. Eventually Rory just fell asleep and I could put up the little cover over her head. Everyone we passed thought that it was by far the best way to hike. Chad's friend Mark also took a bunch of pictures and I may post a few once I get them from him. He has a great camera and takes beautiful pictures with it.

More pictures and posts soon...