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August 5, 2012
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Kennedys take a day trip to Cascade Lake

We were planning a grand adventure today. Maybe Assateague. Maybe Gettysburg. I got up at 5AM, ready to go. By 7:30, I realized both of these options were probably out. Everybody was tired. So, we got …

That’s right. Cascade Lake. $80 for the carload to enter. The kids had a ball. They had a lake, some slides, some diving platforms, and a “poop deck”.

The highlights: Eden, Liz and I went down the Miracle Slide. Liz and I jumped off of the high dive. It was about 15 feet up. And yes, I did land on a girl below.

Look out below

I was too afraid to look down, so I just jumped. Oops.

There was also a little splash and spray area for the little kids. 4 hours. $80. I think we can chalk this one up as an “adventure”. But, I’m not sure if we’ll be back.

Check out our trip on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sixwithsticks/sets/72157630906056910

August 5, 2012
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Cascade Lake – Adventure #4

Today, we were at Cascade Lake. Adventure number 4. I went on a huge slide called Miracle Slide. It was really fun. It’s not as scary as it looks.

I went to the diving boards and I went off the platform. I passed my swimming test. It was kind of hard. But I made it.

The bracelet was the color pink. I lost my goggles on the way. Good thing my dad was there with me, because he got them when I finished. I barely made it.

Noah went down the little slide. When he got home, he threw up lots of times. Poor Noah.

July 30, 2012
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Luray and Shenandoah

Marcia and I decided to take the kids on an adventure on Saturday. We planned the trip for a few days prior, but we didn’t tell them where we were going. We kept it a surprise. We only told them what to prepare: a change of clothes, a sweatshirt or jacket, cameras, shoes/socks and flip flops, a bathing suit and binoculars. The trip we had planned was a day trip to Shenandoah Valley. The kids asked fo days, “Are we camping?” and “Are we staying overnight?”.

We got the kids out of bed around 5:30AM on Saturday the 22nd. We left the house at 7:30. Our first stop was at Luray Caverns. None of us had been there before, and we were not disappointed. We spent about an hour touring the caverns. Then we spent time in the Garden Maze. And the kids mined for gems and minerals in the sluice. We left in time for lunch.

I thought it would be good to picnic at a scenic point in the Shenandoah National Park. We were planning to drive Skyline Drive and see the sites. It was so cloudy, we could barely see 10 feet in fron t of the car. So, we had a picnic in the clouds. And then we all experienced our first toilet pit along the Appalachian trail.

We took a hike down Dark Hollow Falls Trail. Luke on my back and Jack strapped to Marcia, we all hiked down to the falls. It was a beautiful sight. THe kids played in the falls at the bottom, and then we hiked all the way back up to the top of the trail.

But when we got to the car, our adventures weren’t over. The car was very low on gas, so we consulted with our maps. Found the closest gas station, several miles south, and gassed up. Phew. We made it. It was quite an adventure. And we caught the bug on adventures!

July 29, 2012
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Catoctin Mountain

Catoctin Mountain has orchards and waterfalls with big pools, and they have one huge waterfall that is about 78 feet up from the ground.

Eden at the rocks

We hiked on a trail to see the waterfall. When we got there, I got to climb rocks and get on this one big rock over the waterfall. I got to see down and see the big pool. It was really beautiful.

After we went on the hike, we swam at the lake, and we got all sandy. At the lake, I got to see many cool rocks. And I got to swim with my brothers and dad. And the sand was really soft.

Hunting Creek Lake

Then I went to get my badge at the visitors center. I got to see lots of cool stuffed animals at the visitor center. On the way home, we went to an orchard and got a yellow melon, peach butter, and some plums. The peach butter was really good.