Yes I know! Bad Mom!
Not only do we live only 4 hours away from the falls, but my kids have seen the Atlantic, Pacific and even the Caribbean before seeing something so close right here in our same province. Honestly I have a good reason...really I do! We are not TOURIST TRAP people. We enjoy seeing new things all the time, we enjoy seeing the greatness of geography and what the earth has for us to behold. But we prefer to see if in the great outdoors, surrounded by nature and gorgeous scenery and not 100,000 people pushing their way past you. Yes, Niagara Falls is powerful and beautiful and everyone should see it. Both Jason and I did with our parents as kids and once again together just after we were married. But...... When we asked the kids what they thought of it, we were not surprised when Ethan said it would be so much better if it was in a National Park somewhere without all the Wax museums, and hot dog venders and money grabbing tourist shops around it. He agreed that a few days in Niagara would cost the same as a whole week seeing something getting to go somewhere else. They really have learned something from their parents!!!! But with school starting shortly, we arranged a couple little weekend getaways to enjoy the last few days of summer. Niagara Falls is now checked off the list... WHERE TO NEXT?
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The ghost town we chose to visit was Garnet.
http://www.garnetghosttown.net/backcountry_byway.html Garnet has been saved, protected and preserved by the non-profit Garnet Preservation Association, in partnership with the Bureau of Land Management. Sometimes when you are out on the road, you get to experience something completely magical. Usually it's the unexpected. Today was one of those days! We are in Yellowstone National Park! The very first US National Park. We knew we would have a possibility of finding an American Bison on this trip, we knew that they were often spotted in the Lamara Valley region of the park. What we didn't know is that we would see them by the Thousands!!!!
Em's biggest hope of this entire trip was to see a Bison - Wish Granted!!!!!!!! We saw Mama's with their young, we could even hear their grunts from the road. we knew the Park Policy...stay way back from them. They are WILD animals after all. But sometimes you get really lucky, because they come to you ( In the safety of your car!) !!!!! The tide went out , and so did we! Ruby Beach in Olympic National Park was our playground today.
Very fitting for two kids who have just been cast in next years production of the Little Mermaid. We didn't find Ariel or Flounder, or even King Triton, but we did make a lot of discoveries of our own. A perfect day exploring the bottom of the Pacific! |
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