Tucker has been learning about rocks and minerals in science. He has shown a lot of interest in rocks so on a whim on Saturday we headed west to see what we could find. Somewhere between Vernon and Eureka we headed off road. We hiked around for a few hours. The kids had a blast. They brought back pockets full of 'sentimental value' rocks. They did find a few really cool rocks. Some had fossils in them, and Clay found two fist sized rocks that had white crystals. It was hilarious. He said, "I found a giant crystal!" And of course we didn't believe him. Jokes on us - he did. It was even more funny the second time when re REALLy didn't believe him and sure enough he found another one. We haven't determined their mineral yet but Tuck has a Smithsonian rock and mineral guide so we're working on it. Really, all in all, it was a lot of fun!! I didn't expect it to go that well, but the kids LOVED it. Guess we'll probably be doing that again. :)
2 comments:
You need to let Chasse take you on an excursion. That kid knows his rocks!
So glad to see them have fun.
Cool! That looks like loads of fun. :)
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