Last Saturday my husband surprised me by announcing that we all ought to go up to the mountains. I was surprised because it's not usually in Matt's nature to be spontaneous like that. He is also not the outdoorsy type. So, I was very happy-- I thrive on spontaneity and I love the outdoors.
We agreed to take the boys to Palomar Mountain. When I was little, we used to spend every other weekend up there camping, hiking, and fishing. I love the place for its beauty and for the memories it stirs up in my mind.
We had so much fun! We walked around the pond where I used to catch and release blue gills. We even started out on the hike we used to do when I was little. We couldn't go as far as I would have liked because there are too many streams running through the trail this time of year.
Aside from the large burned out areas from the last wild fire, it's amazing how little the area has changed. It was almost surreal to ponder how I was bringing my children to the same place where I used to explore, find bugs, pick cattails, and climb rocks when I was their age.
The boys had tons of fun. And so did I! I think Andrew and I might even be able to convince Matt to go camping up there this summer. I'll keep you posted on that... that would be a real shocker!
We found this little place in Valley Center...
very cute inside and YUMMY French Fries!
very cute inside and YUMMY French Fries!
The bridge to Doane's Pond...
Some of the burned-out area...
see the clouds below?
see the clouds below?
2 comments:
I stumbled onto your blog. What gorgous photos. I love the mountains...one of the joys of living in CA.
Thanks for the nice comment! Yep, gotta love living in California! :)
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