Day 28–Saturday—7/11: Wells Gray State Park, 4 waterfalls,
geocaching, and hiking; swimming in the lake
Wells Gray State Park is known for its beautiful waterfalls
and also the wildlife that can often be seen living there. So off we went to explore. The waterfalls were impressive and
beautiful. We liked the variety of falls
and the power they have. Sadly, we
didn’t encounter any wildlife. Although
that was disappointing, we found many geocaches and admired the beauty of the
park. We did a 2 mile hike late in the
afternoon and Andrea, Sarah and Ryan were all miserable. It was really hot and humid and the mosquitos,
flies, and wasps were terrible the entire hike.
They really liked Andrea’s and especially Sarah’s hair and were
constantly buzzing around them. We did
walk around a pretty lake and saw some large trout jumping out of the water to
eat flies. We also ate wild raspberries
and some other berries along the hike.
But all were happy to get back to the lake we’re staying at.
Sam, Ryan, and Sarah all swam in the lake when we got back.
But within 15 minutes of being in the water, lightening and thunder was nearby
so we had to get out of the water. While
drying off, we saw 2 turtles in the water.
They were cool! The storm blew
over very fast but we were done swimming.
Sam and Sarah took a short walk along the lake and saw a duck with her 6
ducklings eating amongst the lily pads.
They were so cute to watch. Maybe
we didn’t see wild animals where we expected to today, but we ended up seeing
some neat animals anyway. We cooked pork
chops, broccoli and garlic bread for dinner and got in a quick load of
laundry. Then we watched the movie Groundhog
Day, one of Andrea’s favorites. Now
we’re enjoying the white and gray clouds over the still lake.
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