State Park Round 2

We re-visited Audubon State Park today. Last weekend, we were able to paddle boat & take a stroll around the lake, but did not hike on the many trails. So, we returned this week to attend the "Turtle Trek" event and hike. At the turtle event, the park ranger educated everyone about types of turtles, passed around empty turtle shells and displayed both a box turtle and a red-eared slider. It was interesting, since we used to own turtles. When it was time for the hike to view turtles in their habitats, we realized the trail they were hiking on was the only one in the park that we have already been on. So, we parted ways & hiked in a different section of the park. We chose the longest trail & hiked for over 2 hours - approximately 2.5 miles total. When we were finished, we were exhausted!

Franklin looking inside an empty turtle shell:

Tommie & the boys looking out over "Wilderness Lake".How many rings can you count?

Franklin looking at me through a long empty log.With all of the many large hills in the woods, we took any opportunity to rest! The boys loved the giant "Tarzan" vines & had fun swinging on them. Truman found a leaf that was heart shaped.
We were certainly not alone in the woods. We found tadpoles, turtles, birds, daddy longlegs spiders, giant spider webs, huge mushrooms growing out of the sides of trees, empty seceda shells & on the final 1/2 mile, we even found a snake slithering across our path - eeeewww!