Author Archives: Kimby

July 10, 2020. Today we set out to hike the “blue” trail at Indian Lake. While approaching the trail head, we saw some intriguing wooden stairs and made a last minute decision to follow them instead. The sign at the base of the stairs shared history of a chapel sitting atop the hill. My husband,Continue reading “Wooden stairs, big questions, beautiful things.”

July 5, 2020. Things were not as we thought they should be. Upon our arrival at Indian Lake, we quickly realized the prairie trail we planned to hike was completely mowed down. We’d specifically chosen the route so we could frolic in the flowers. Now…No more flowers. No more tall grasses. Gone. Only dried up,Continue reading “Change.”

July 3, 2020. We thought we were pretty clever today heading out “early” for our hike, as to beat the heat. Unfortunately, we did not hit the trail early enough. As evidenced by the pictures…the heat found us!! We were HOT! Still, we persevered. Albeit with a lot of perspiration. Taking a break from theContinue reading “Happiness is an inside job.”

June 30, 2020. Often, while hiking through the woods, we stumble upon tree roots embedded in the path. Every now and then, a shoe catches and one of us trips. Determined to protect the ones we love and reduce the amount of stumbling, we began yelling, “Tripping root!” every time we saw one in theContinue reading “Helping Root.”

June 28, 2020. The observations continued today as we traversed the Ice Age Trail. We thoroughly enjoyed the wild flowers of the prairie! At times, it felt like the most beautiful scavenger hunt. We searched for a purple cone flower amidst the white flowers and a lone sunflower on the horizon. In addition to theContinue reading “Butterfly Garden.”

June 27, 2020. Aware of the mosquito situation left behind by recent storms, today we opted to hike the sunny, breezy prairie of Governor Nelson State Park. As we meandered along the paths leading us through tall grasses and wild flowers, we stopped frequently to learn about incredible observations Elijah and Penelope were making. PenelopeContinue reading “Through their eyes.”

June 23, 2020. On our last hike (Father’s Day), we stumbled across hundreds of baby toads. By babies, I mean teeny, tiny, adorable little toads. They were so small that at first glance we thought they were little crickets. We loved watching and holding the baby toads so much on Father’s Day, we decided toContinue reading “It mattered to that one…”

June 21, 2020. It’s fitting that on a beautiful, sunny Father’s Day, we would happen upon a lot of fathers hiking with their babies. It reminded us of the days we used to carry our babies in baby slings or a “BABYBJORN” strapped snug on our chests. These days, Elijah and Penelope still take breaksContinue reading “Father’s Day”

June 18, 2020. This hike was a special one for Nick and me. It was one of the kids anniversary gifts to us (the other being an AMAZING dance they choreographed). As we walked the Festge trail, Elijah and Penelope asked us to tell stories about our love. For two miles, we shared stories aboutContinue reading “A walk down memory lane.”

June 16, 2020. We so enjoyed our last trip to Indian Lake, we decided to go again just two days later. We brought the pup so he could enjoy it too. Unfortunately, our hike was cut short by some leaves of three that we did not let be. In case you’re not familiar with theContinue reading “Leaves of Three…”