Friday, January 11, 2013

A Nature Walk: Jackson Bottom Wetlands

 We went on our first nature walk to the Jackson Bottom Wetlands, or as Libby calls it, Marshmallow Land (because she heard us call it a marsh).  We Utahns had a rough time negotiating the marshy wetlands.  Ethan, who grew up here, came out of it without so much as a drop of mud on his shoes.


 Libby fought the slippery mud and the mud won.





 All the kids had to shed their shoes when we got back to the car.  Two kids even ended up having to lose their pants as well.  



Mud aside, the kids are having a great time exploring the new area and all the different things it offers.

2 comments:

Tasha L. said...

How fun. And I had to laugh because that first picture is perfect to describe a "bottom wetlands". :)
I love how you always make sure to get your family out enjoying nature. Good luck with the whole move and job search.

Unknown said...

Some things I have learned about exploring with the kids....you always bring a garbage sack, empty laundry basket, towel or two, extra clothes and extra shoes. Sounds like a lot of extra work, but it makes things much less messy. Also, we invest in rubber boots for the kids each year. It saves us lots of money in shoes. You can get them farily cheeply at walmart. We should go exploring together sometime!