Crawdads and Creation

Apparently, crawdads abound in the Black Hills, so Scott and Jake went crawdad hunting one night, armed with rubber gloves and flashlights. They were successful and came back with about 50. (Maggie and I enjoyed a wonderful evening of the Monopoly card game in our cabin.)

The next morning, they boiled and boiled and boiled and then ate and ate and ate. (Maggie and I enjoyed real food like cereal and french toast.)

I think it was the highlight of Jake's trip.

We also did a bit of hiking; Maggie and I collected wildflowers along the way, enjoyed God's creation, and just sort of meandered.

Scott and Jake climbed Little Devil's Tower (Scott is thrilled to have a hiking partner who is just as enthusiastic as he is).

And they went to Hippie Hole (called it Noah's Pond, because that sounds better). It's a hole full of water, surrounded by rocks and a waterfall. Jake was very brave and jumped about 15 feet into the water below.

And this is the end. How's that for packing in as much as we could into four days?