The kids and I did an adventure day yesterday. It seems the “must rain every day” thing has passed. That’s Ok as it was like 7 weeks of it. And I am trying to find fun, but cheap things to do with them as it is summer and I must get out of the house sometimes..

So we went to Awosting Falls yesterday…

I find this place so magical. It is a great quick hike with the kids..like a nothing walk really. First you have to drive up the mountain which is way cool.
“See those big mountains over there..that’s where we are going”
“Really, Mommy? Wow”
and drive along the cliffs with tons of rock climbers, and the hair pin turn that Dylan took with his motorcycle and almost died..history!! Oh and the vies of the valley below…breathtaking.

And you walk along a path, by a stream..and get to the TOP of the waterfall. You can hang out up there..their are great flat rocks, and then littel pre falls. I am NOT a fan of going to the edge..and certainly NOT with kids, but it is cool.

Then you walk down the path to the base..along that way there are the most amazing rocks with trees growing out of them and so much moss. God I love moss. There are also millions of bugs which decided to eat me up. I had forgotten the spray so I DO have about 40 bites at me.

Anyhoo..bugs aside, at the base of the falls is a lovely pond, and then the creek flows away.It is small enough to wade though and cross to the other side. You can actually climb up behind the falls, and just rock scramble, find driftwood, cool rocks, etc.
Oh, my kids were in heaven. I let them wade in with their sandles on. They were all over the place. Give them a creek and they are happy for hours.

Now I have been coming to this place for like 20 years. I feel in love with it on the fated last camping trip I made with friends right before I came out publicly with my pregnancy with Max. Like I knew, and I had to deal, but this was my last moment of quiet..I went home and told my mom.

I remember being there with him and thinking about how this place was sooo old. And amazed to think that probably native Americans also stood in the same spot and marveled at the beauty and felt the magic. It is God at it’s finest. My Cathedral of life. It is my connection to the earth.

I have been to the mountains with all of my pregnancies. There is an old Native saying that once one comes to this area..or maybe it is drinks form the river..then we alsways come back. Yes, it is because the river runs north? It’s a funny thing, because it seems so true. People come here for different reasons…and they never leave. Or if they leave, they do come back. There is magic in these hills.

I shared the magic with my babies yesterday. Thrilled me to no end to see their delight.

Someday…I dream..I will have all four of my children there together..and my connection to the earth will be whole..the circuit complete.