"And there's your silly Dad, taking pictures again!"
Fisher spies a mountain.
Fun for all on a hammock.
"Behind the Scenes of a Photograph" (see Mike's picture for full effect).
"Let's just get this over with ..."
Are we ready yet?
There it is finally ... the group photo before the canoe trip. (Yo, yo, Mike.)
This was such a beautiful canoe trip on the lower Schroon River.
Nicholas, Fisher, and I shared one canoe, while Dad and Mike shared the other.
A well-deserved rest. The current was actually strong enough that when we paddled upstream, if both men in the canoe didn't paddle, we would have stayed still.
Fisher sat right in front of me a the very front of the canoe.
Dad and Nicholas were the "rudder men".
This was the most beautiful spot. All along the river, there were these places where you could "pull off" and paddle through the forest.
I've never had to canoe around obstacles before ... not that easy of a thing. Nicholas and I hit a few trees. :) Others we used as "pushing off" points.
"Ah, the smell of fresh mountain air." Nick breathes it in while admiring the serene view.
According to Dad, the river flooded the forest up about 4 feet a few weeks ago. To me, it looks as though this must be a somewhat regular spring occurence, as the forest seemed to handle it pretty well.
Paddling downstream was a lot easier than going up. We could basically just float back to the campground's boat launch.
The Lower Schroon River.
I forget what I was taking a picture of here, but it's pretty, whatever it is.
Fun in the sun.
A confused Nicholas. I think he was looking for the "pile of logs" that marked where we were supposed to turn into the forest to get back to the campground's boat launch.
Fisher had a really great time. But at the end of the trip, he said, "Im tired from all the caoneing." THE NERVE! :)
Another "behind the scenes" shot. (See Dad's picture for the full effect.)
Back at camp, Mike breaks out his professional regulation Wiffle Ball and Bat.
Strike One!
This one, Fisher nails "out of the park"!
Eric brought along his ladder golf.
Untangling the strings was not easy.
I can't remember who won the game, or I would type that here.
Dad created his Ladder Golf set first. Eric liked it so much, he found some plans on the internet, and constructed his own, that comes apart with pins and packs into a large tent bag.
We all had a really great time playing this game.
Fisher with his favorite beverage ... root beer.
Fisher and his friend, Jerry.
Nicholas gave Fisher a glow-in-the-dark tic-tac-toe set.
When Fisher went to bed, we had to play a couple of rounds of tic-tac-toe in the tent, to show off the whole glow-in-the-dark effect. Fisher beat me.
Dad and Eric drank that whole bottle of wine in a half-hour! (Just kidding.)
Mike on the phone to Tara. These kids and their cell phones, ... I tell ya.
Fisher plays ball with his new friend Jerry.
I think I can speak for Eric, when I say he had a relaxing time.
Mike, still on the phone to Tara, but not even taking the time to "wave to the camera, Mike", this time. Geez. Next time, he should just bring Tara with him. ;)