The Adventure of Lake Padden (Park)

So, we went on yet another mini adventure yesterday. The lake we visited is the farthest we've had to travel to on one of our little "acclimatization trips." It was a whole twelve miles away, and it was so fun! Lake Padden is a local favorite for fishing rainbow trout. So, hence, one of Dad's local favorite spots now too. It was fun to hike around it for a couple miles and see views such as this.


And, just so you can see, Dad is already thrilled with the place, and he hasn't even fished it yet!














While on our little hiking escapade in what seemed to be the Forrest Primeval, we came across this little bridge that spanned a mountain stream









that became this on the other side.














Our only regret was that we didn't bring any breadcrumbs for these fearless critters.













So they wound up deserting us for this.













So, we learned a couple lessons on this little adventure. Next time we come, bring

1.)A LOT of breadcrumbs for the masses of ducks, and
2.)Fishing poles!

It was a fun little trip, and we still can't believe that places like this are real. I wish we'd remembered to take our cameras, because then you could have seen how vibrant everything was, even in Winter. As it was though, I was once again thankful for my phone since it allowed me to capture what you've seen. Hope one day, you can all see it in person!!!!