Castle Rock

February 27th was a rare spring Saturday when I didn't have taxes to do so we decided to take advantage of the day and go for a hike. It was threatening to rain but we decided to take our chances and wear hats and rain coats. We haven't ever been to Castle Rock State Park, about 30 minutes from our home, near Big Basin, so we decided to check it out. It sprinkled on us a little right when we got there but that was about it.

We loved all the waterfalls along the way. We've had a really wet year so there was a lot to see. It was beautiful and great hiking weather. McKay got a little cold since he wasn't walking most of the time but it wasn't too bad.

There was moss everywhere!
Most of the hike wasn't too bad but there were some spots where we had to climb using the rocks as steep steps or climb over big boulders. That part wasn't too fun for me but the rest was great.

29 weeks or about 6 months

Our destination waterfall is behind us. Too bad you can't see it. :)

McKay enjoyed hiking for the last 30-45 minutes and did quite well. Here he is walking 'over the bridge'. I was trying to take his picture and he was looking at the bridge so Jordan told him to look up. He did!

McKay loves to hike! We made the mistake of calling it a park though so he kept waiting for the playground to show up. We made another mistake by telling him we'd go to a playground after we were done hiking and he held us to it. So, even though we knew everything would be all wet and it was dark, we stopped at a park for 5 minutes while he confirmed that everything was indeed 'all wet!'

One view of 'Castle Rock'. The picture doesn't do it justice. It was huge.

McKay has decided he is done sleeping during the day so whenever we go out and he is in the car for more than 10-15 minutes, he falls asleep. Any suggestions on how you convince a child to take a nap when he really really needs it, would be great. He still takes a 'rest' in his room most days but it is usually very interrupted by trips to the bathroom. Sometimes he does have to go and other times he doesn't. I never know whether he really needs to or not. *sigh*

We were glad we took advantage of the break from the rain and the great hiking weather, especially when Jordan got injured playing basketball the following Tuesday. More on that one of these days when I get around to it!