Lady Bug Adventures

Jarod's parents live not far from the redwood forests in California. On the way to the Sequoia National Park, there are other great hiking and scenic venues. We took a quick trip one afternoon to hike one: the Lady Bug trail. There is a bridge that in the spring is covered with thousands of lady bugs. Of course, we weren't there in the spring, so we only got to see ants crawling along the bridge. That didn't put a damper in the kids' spirits, though.

On our way up to the hiking spot, there was a snake making its way across the road. We stopped, and thought we'd get a great shot of Mama Tess pointing at the snake...I think we got an even better shot of her jumping in the air as the snake turned around to make its way back to its hole. Yikes! Lady Bug 1.7 miles!

Josh loved the hike, and I had to do all I could to keep him from leaping into the raging current below. My breath is always taken away by the beauty and majesty of the scenery in that area. Just gorgeous. Mama Tess had a great knack for getting the kids down right fascinated by the ants and other creepy crawly creatures.