One of the projects that we did last year for school was to follow a river from the source to the sea. It was a big project and ended in a hike that we meant to blog about and then somehow got caught up in all the other posts that one must post… so here it is… looking back.
From the Source to the Sea
From our home we can see the mountain top where the river starts… we can also see the mouth of the river across the bay. It’s quite a journey but we had a goal and wanted to see if we could make it all the way.
We got as close to the bubbling source as we could…
And then followed it down.
A stop to look at the foam…
And take a rest.
The Middle Course of the River
After a rest and a break we started our hike again,
Heading down the gentle gradient of the middle course.
The river was just gently bubbling along beside us.
The path took us up the sides to the valley…
The Surprise
What we didn’t expect between the middle reaches of the river and the lower course was the most amazing natural playground…
And this is why you need to add margin time to your hikes… because we stopped here to play for about two hours – as one does!!!
Uppppppp……
And downnnnnn……
Up up up….
And down….
Up again….
And down…
We discovered a river of sand…
It really doesn’t get better than this…
Fun times…
But it was time to move along…
The Slow Flowing Lower Course:
At this stage the river was really ambling to and fro across the floodplain.
We stopped to take count of the tadpoles and say hello to this fellow…
And surprised this one…
The Wetlands
At this stage the river opens up…
And tumbles into to wetlands… so much to look at…
And we were nearly done…
The River Mouth
Past the fields of flowers…
Under the bridge…
And out into the sea…
The Gallery
And that’s it… yes we do have a project for this school year and it involves lots and lots of hiking… we will let you know about it soonest.
Totally awesome adventure.
Love that idea of source to sea!
what a fun project!
I also would have totally played for two hours up and down those dunes. Too much fun! 🙂
I love the relationship between Hoods 2 and 8 🙂
Love the dunes!!! Haven’t done that for YEARRRRRS.
Hay Corli… I know the “Source to the Sea” sounds like a pretty cool adventure to me too. I can’t believe we did it… it is a really long way!!! Sending love to you all across the ocean!!!
Oh Irene… those dunes were something else and a complete surprise!!! None of us were expecting them at all and they were so huge!!! Fun times!!!
I know Marcia, when in the world do you come across huge untouched sand dunes – too fun for words… And let’s face Hood #8 is a lucky guy with so many big brothers and sisters that adore him. Lots of love to you and yours – I see Friday on your horizon!!!
What a hike!Very fun and educational at the same time and that is SUPER HIKE! 🙂
Thank you Katja, It was indeed a SUPER HIKE, Hope you all have a great weekend!!!