Hanging out at home. There was much reading, crashing of "gucks", and baby stretching to be done. Not sure how that last one started, but Owen took to it like a duck to water.
Playing frisbee and enjoying the weather at Freeman Park. This was after we toured the Farmer's Market and the Falls, but pre-dairy. :)
Craters of the Moon National Monument - about an hour and a half west of us. I was pleasantly surprised by the scenery here. All the roads and trails seemed to be in good condition, and it wasn't as hot as I imagined it would be. Lots of different volcanic rocks strewn everywhere and interesting geology to observe. One of the videos told us that we were visiting at a good time, before the next eruption in approximately 1000 years. Lucky us!
Checking out the wheelchair-accessible Trail of Admonishment (all of the signage along this trail was chastising about visitors' effects on the landscape/environment, rather than informative about what you were seeing in front of you). Shame on you, humans! So, we renamed the trail from Devil's Orchard. Talk about a downer!
Hiking along the North Crater Trail. The top pic is along the rim of the crater pictured below where a tree is trying to grow way at the bottom. It was a pretty amazing panorama that doesn't really translate to a little point-and-shoot camera, but you get the idea!
Sappy pinecones along the trail. Photo courtesy of Uncky Dan.
Exploring lava tubes. This one was called Indian Tunnel and had a lot of daylight. You can just make out Dan's silhouette at the bottom of the opening below. We also went down Beauty Cave, which required a flashlight. Owen slept through that one. :)
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