This historic house reminded us of Katie's house. I have no recollection of why its historic, but its on the walking tour, darn it.
We set out to do some gold panning. Its the one thing we didn't do. I didn't bring enough cash, and after hauling Adam around I didn't want to find a place to get some. My other kids were disappointed, but I just didn't care at that point.
What we did do:
a walk through of the museum
self-guided walking tour of a bunch of cool historic structures
a hike to a monument of the dude who found gold
ate snacks distributed by my much wiser friend who actually brought snacks
climbed next to a reproduction of Sutters Mill
threw a bunch of rocks into the river, narrowly missing some ducks and geese
hopefully avoided poison oak
looked at the actual site of the discovery of gold
saw the scum circle where a rock was tossed into the actual yucky site of the discovery of gold
greeted a friendly rottweiler puppy who escaped from its yard while on the walking tour
carried Adam all over the place, swapping him with anyone who could hold him for a few minutes for me
had a picnic in the beautiful open air
questioned the blacksmith for a good 10 minutes while her metal cooled off
drove for over an hour each way on roads so windy I felt queasy while driving
stopped at In-n-Out on the way home for some soda so I could stay awake
We want to go back someday, so all in all, I think it was a successful outing.
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3 comments:
You're awesome....why do big families hang out with big families? We're all crazy....
I agree; you're brave too. I don't think I would make that trip without a husband to help out. Glad you all had fun!
Sounds like a very successful outing- and a lot of fun, too!
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