Our friends Kate and Rob had told us about this place called Clemmons Educational State Forest where you can push a button and the trees will talk and tell you about themselves. Alice was very intrigued by this idea, but then the move and winter happened, so it was several months before we had free time and good weather to head out there with Kate and Rob and the kids. The forest was really cool with lots of short kid-sized hikes. On the talking-tree path, there were posts that had a button and then a person impersonating the tree came on and told you about its life and purpose. The kids were afraid to push the button the first time, but then got the hang of it.
Everybody waiting for Simon to stop looking for bugs and hike.
We had a lovely picnic lunch at a table overlooking the pond.
Then the kids had to poke sticks in the pond. All that yellow scum is the pollen.
Then we went on a walk around the pond.
Then they walked on some fallen trees....
The tree below reminded us of the Fight-over Lamp.
Another path was called the rock path and had little geology lessons about the rocks.
Alice enjoyed pretending to be a teacher at the outdoor learning space.
The kids were pretty tuckered out on the way home.
