Paxton and Anya started dragging their feet about halfway up, so I stole an idea from our friend Troy B in Indiana and told them I would award jellybeans for anything odd or unusual or cool that they spotted along the trail. It's amazing how many interesting things suddenly appear when there's some sweet motivation! And lots of not so interesting things; "Dad look! A tree! Is that worth a jellybean?" "No Anya, it's just a tree."
Here's some of the things that did merit a treat. Clockwise from the top left: A green beetle, a pretty flower, woodpecker holes, strange burn patterns, a big beetle (dead), an odd growth on the end of a twig, and a brown lizard (the first of many)
Also, a very twisted tree
And a burned out trunk
And Mt. Wrightson in the clouds
After a while, all the jellybeans in the world just won't make your legs go. Come on Anya, just a little ways further!
Everyone did a fine job. We're going to make hikers out of this crew yet!
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