April 14, 2008

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    Yesterday while I was slipping and sliding down the last hill, the kids were already at the beach.  And when I hit the beach Rainee had already found something on the big rocks in front of us.  It looked a bit like a moving rock.  But with the marvelous skills of my telephoto lens I managed to snag my best picture ever of a seal.  I was THRILLED when I got home and realized how well it had turned out. 

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    I also found my beautiful children just enjoying the view.

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    After a false start--we headed the wrong direction and found a dead end.  When Samuel declares we can't go any further you KNOW you've reached a dead end.  Samuels gift in the common sense area is a wee bit lacking after all.  ROFL

    So we decided we'd give up on the caves and just explore the beach.  It wasn't super long as there were big rocks on either side.  The kids ran the other direction and all of a sudden started screaming and jumping up and down.  They'd found the caves.

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    Its hard to take pictures of caves.  These are actually quite deep, but you can't see that.  They go back far enough that I couldn't see the kids.  And their were a TON of them.  It was definitely worth the wee bit of slipping and sliding down the very small switch back trail. 

    This one here was particularly cool, as they went in one side and came out another. 

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    The funny thing is the trail to the beach is about 175 feet straight up.  The caves were under us as we hiked we just didn't know it.

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    I actually braved this one.  The kids went further back in, but mommy doesn't reallly like caves.  Zeria isn't scared in that picture she twisted her ankle and Samuel kicked it.  It was a injury filled day.  *snicker*

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    On the way back to our trail head I found this.  He was still alive   And he also took a very nice picture.

    The way up the trail had its own miny adventure.  The trail was just WET.  And steep.  The combination wasn't great.  And the one and only place you basically had to scramble.  I started going up, believing I had a firm purchase instead I went DOWN.  It wasn't a long down as I was basically crawling, but it was FAST.  I grabbed Rob's leg trying to get purchase, and then realized I'd take down Jer & him, so I just slid, and eventually stopped.  I'm sure it was all of a four second slide...but it felt like an eternity.  And my left knee and right side are feeling it today. 

     

     

     

Comments (6)

  • I just had to tell you how much I enjoy your photos.  It makes me want to see such a beautiful place in person.   Wow.  So beautiful.  We are utterly  flat in Louisiana...and we have no rocks or even hills.  I adore rocks....when we go places that have rocks I tend to grab them and put them in the trunk of the car   My garden and pond are a mish mash of rocks from the places we've visited

  • beautiful photos where do you all live?

  • Oh, what fun!  I can spend just hours and hours at tide pools.  A whole nother life in there.

  • What an amazing place. I bet you all had a wonderful time!

  • Goodness.. what a beautiful adventure.  Sorry about your slippin' and a slidin'.  So, you have amazing beaches AND majestic mountains and winding trails, creeks and rivers... umm.. did I leave anything out?  Oh.. ridiculously huge trees!!!  I'm beginning to wonder if it's even a real place!!! LOL!  Any property near you for sale?!?!?! LOL!

  • Such fun and exciting adventures you had!  I have been in one of those kind of caves and have a couple of rocks to prove it, but that red starfish is awesome!

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