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eskielover · May 04, 2009, 05:07 AM

You guys are too funny

.......what a wonderful therapeutic way to get through this all to hilarious situation (of course, I can say that after the fact that our cowardly Lion King (puddy tat) didn't get himself or the kids permanently lost). An 8 mile overshot walking is a huge overshot

however.....several hours of walking time in my book or at least at my pace.

I remember when I was in high school, I was at a church retreat in the country for the weekend.....a small group of us kids who loved to hike took off alone from the house....no trails in those mountains at all. We were doing ok up & down several hills & on the way back down the mountain.....we ended up hiking ourselves right onto a cliff & couldn't find an easy around it to get the rest of the way down

. We spent hours trying to find the down to get us back to the cabin. Needless to say....they never let us go hiking without supervision like that again

.......it was definitely a fun adventure in my book. It wasn't until I was an adult & married that I actually went out backpacking. Some of my backpacking trips in the California were in the Sierras & the Rockies around Jackson Hole Wyo.....I would never just take off across country without following the trails & the topo map......but I do agree, it's so much more interesting not following the trail. Most of the fascinating things aren't anywhere close to the trails

Of course, we want to be good examples to our children & show them that a sense of adventure is a good thing. At other times we have to be a good example of what that sense of adventure costs & how to responsibly handle that too.....You are handling that beautifully. It would be awesome if more parents could be like you with their children. Knowing how to have fun with them equally balanced with right amount of good examples of learning for life. It is good that you are sharing here.....sometimes a real life example is much better than just theory...lol.

Another adventure I have been thinking about doing is following the creek at the back of my farm down to the KY river about 5+ miles away. I would just love to see the country around there more than I can by driving around. They say there are a lot of indian relics around here & along the rivers.....actually Daniel Boon's cave isn't far from my farm......would be interested to actually find it, but it's been closed to the public for years. My across the street neighbor is a billionair who was born in KY, but moved to Cincinatti to make him money.....came back to Mercer county & bought up 8000 acres to farm his black angus cattle. There is a cave system that runs throughout this area.....where the indians hid out a lot at the beginning & they were used a lot during the civil war time. One of the cave enterances is on his farm & he has opened it up to the universities to explore.....I have heard they have found some really interesting things even found some pre-historic bones.

Now exploring caves (splunking) is really a challenge....talk about getting lost & turned around.....swollowed up with a wrong turn. I did some splunking in a cave in California with a guide & it was a very small but deep cave.....talk about dark.....no light...can't even see your hand infront of your face.

OOPs....sorta got off track from lost in the woods......but it really is all about having adventure in our lives right

Your posts are always enjoyable to read......It seems that you continually find adventure in your enjoyment for life & family....it is wonderful to see there are familys that enjoy spending time together.

Thank you for sharing your adventures, joys, & aggravations,
Debbie