About a month and half ago Allen found a new hobby: geocaching. That is, using GPS to go on scavenger hunts. It's pretty fun (I'm sure I'll enjoy it much more without the bowling ball in the front) and the kids LOVE it. They call it going treasure hunting. Basically, people hid small containers, give you the GPS location, and you try to find it. Inside the container is a log book and sometimes other fun treasures. One Sunday we drove up towards Mt. Charleston and turned off at Harris Road. There's a nice little hike that takes you through a pretty canyon. Just beyond the canyon was the cache. It was a little further than we'd thought, but the it totally wore the kids (and me) out.
Emma cracked me up. She was very interested with rocks. She's saying "OH, pretty rock..." She wanted to put them in her pockets, but they weren't deep enough. So she got her brother to carry them for her. We didn't notice until the way back when we saw Riley's pants were falling down.
You can see the bulges of the rocks if you look closely! I told Emma to go catch Allen. She was so cute she ran as fast as she could saying "Wait Daddy! Wait Emma, hand!" He didn't hear her, but she was very pleased when he stopped and scoped her up on his shoulders.
In parts of the canyon the walls are so narrow that you can hold your hands out and touch both sides of the wall.
We found the cache! The kids were so pleased. We don't always find it, but when we do there are smiles all around.
The kids were excited to see what was inside. It's basically a trade. You can take something out, but you need to put something in. Allen tells Riley that we have to share. Riley got a compass and Emma got a elephant eraser. We put in a key chain and a silver dime. It was nice to get out of the house for an hour or so. The fresh air did us all a lot of good!
Emma cracked me up. She was very interested with rocks. She's saying "OH, pretty rock..." She wanted to put them in her pockets, but they weren't deep enough. So she got her brother to carry them for her. We didn't notice until the way back when we saw Riley's pants were falling down.
You can see the bulges of the rocks if you look closely! I told Emma to go catch Allen. She was so cute she ran as fast as she could saying "Wait Daddy! Wait Emma, hand!" He didn't hear her, but she was very pleased when he stopped and scoped her up on his shoulders. 
In parts of the canyon the walls are so narrow that you can hold your hands out and touch both sides of the wall.
We found the cache! The kids were so pleased. We don't always find it, but when we do there are smiles all around.
The kids were excited to see what was inside. It's basically a trade. You can take something out, but you need to put something in. Allen tells Riley that we have to share. Riley got a compass and Emma got a elephant eraser. We put in a key chain and a silver dime. It was nice to get out of the house for an hour or so. The fresh air did us all a lot of good!
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A little explanation here: Sundays are hard because Riley is spirited and unless he gets some kind of exercise, he drives everyone crazy and doesn't go to sleep. Thus, the 1.3 mile (roundtrip) hike through the canyon. It was something we could do as a family, and it got us out of the heat.
Great outlet for Riley and everyone. What a fun trip! I think my sweetie would love this hobby too.
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