Hot Springs Creek

The kids loved the creek! The first year my big kids wouldn’t go pas their knees and this year they were splishing, splashing and swimming around! And Grace… Man she puts salmon to shame the way she can swim up stream! 😉

And Jane… she was thrilled she could hold her breath underwater. And just to let you know… the water was super cold!

 

The first time I took Jillian to the creek it was just me and the little girls. I wasn’t sure Jillian was going to get in. You never know with that kid! I just kept him in her shorts and shirt, and of course she wanted to get more then her feet wet. So, when you are nearly two you do what any proud toddler would do… you get necked and throw rocks!

 

One day we took the kids for a walk to a spot in the creek where the shallow area was a bit wider so the little girls had more room to play. Jillian fell asleep on the way and the bigger kids got really muddy. I’m sure in Napa the mud baths cost way more then free. 😉

I love this creek! It looks like a fairy creek! So much gold (okay… iron pyrite) the bottom is always so sparkly! One of these trips we WILL find some gold!

Jeramy took these next few images…

SO SPARKLY!

Back over by camp the girls had one last swim before we left.

I won’t even get into the mosquito bites! Or the lame park ranger we had to deal with our first day… we want Monika to forget about him so she’ll go back next year. 😉