A trip to Muir Woods

Our family traveled this weekend to California and lucky to get to go with grandma to the Muir Woods. The trees there are amazing! The interesting challenge with young children in seeing such a place is that the forest is preserved like a museum and not so much of a touch and explore forest- rather a contemplate and observe place.

Luckily S and t love bridges and water and so while the adults gaped at the trees the boys tried to find the start of the river- and guided us down the trail next to the water, inspired by the bridges... and then there would be the occasional tree that you could go inside and the boys were awed! "A house!" they called out. We talked about all the animals that must come out when the humans go home. We also found plants like we have at home in our woods. It was great that the boys identified with the sword fern, the horse tail, and the thimbleberry reminding me that each experience in nature connects to one another.

And when the time came to enter "the cathedral" where you are supposed to be quiet out of reverence the boys did a fantastic job.