September 4, 2010, Family Scavenger Hunt at Glacial Park.
We started at the Lost Valley Visitors Center.
We received our list of things to look for, listen for, smell & touch.
We planned our route with the map provided.
The one mile loop or the two mile loop???
That is the question....two mile for sure!!!
I wonder what we will see out there....
Walking up the steep
kames.
Jeremy said, "Isn't this a beautiful view!"
"Yes it is!"
The 'family' part of the family scavenger hunt!
Milk Weed Bugs...
eeewww!!!
An amazing monarch caterpillar hiding under a milk weed leaf.
We even spotted some monarch butterflies!!!
Another caterpillar...I wonder what kind of butterfly he will become?
Maybe one that looks like this.
Who might live in this home?
Maybe this cute little chipmunk?!
I spotted a cute little Jeremy on a stump!
I took this little creature home with me!
Time to look for some wildlife in the marshes!
Jeremy...definitely WILD!!!
Do you see the
alligator??!! Okay..so it was a log...
..but we tried to use our imaginations as well!
It took
some time but Daddy was finally able to spot a frog!
It was so hard to see that I had to zoom in with my camera...
....take a picture....and then show that picture to Jeremy
for him to be able to see it! What good eyes Daddy has!
Daddy getting an extra work out!
Fun time together for father and son.
The end of our scavenger hunt/hike.
Two miles of walking in a beautiful natural habitat for
so many wonderful creatures!
Jeremy had a lot of home work to do this weekend since he missed school today. One thing he had to do was write about what he did this weekend. First he wanted to color the pictures...of course...anything to stall writing...but then he surprised me by putting the same effort into the words as the coloring. I will translate what he wrote:
