Wallis Falls

We had our first hike of the season this past week...

We drove about and hour east to our destination,

through beautiful northwest countryside! 

 The trail we took was a little over three miles,

and the scenery all along the way was breathtaking! 

 We hiked for most of the way alongside a small river

Of course we had to stop now and then, listen to its sound, and feel

how cold the mountain water was. 

 Some places were pretty high. . . making the need to hold little hands a necessity. 

You can see the river to the right of us in the picture below. 

The kids all did fabulous.

As you can see the littlest rode off and on on daddy's shoulders. 

 It was a BEAUTIFUL day, in the 70s, 

so it was quite a treat to wear summer clothes! 

 We carried up a picnic lunch, and at our turn-around

had a nice, cool break.

This was our view at the top. It was spectacular,

and actually reminded us of our trip to

Yellowstone!