The summer is passing and like all things, the seasons drift by. Sometimes the milestones we strove for in the past escape us unnoticed, then we are all one year older and the passing seasons can never be recaptured. With our family and probably with most families, as our children grow, their interests take center stage and the family traditions are set aside for greater ambitions. Such is the case this year.
This summer has loaded with adventure and opportunities for our kiddo to spread her wings and grow her talents, but it is still important to spend time together in the quiet, forced to just be as the natural world just exists. So, with the next few weekends filled and time slipping by we made a mad dash to the Current River for a day. That's a two and a half hour drive each way and 10 miles of river on this section full of past adventures and it was worth it.
This section of river is familiar to us, numerous days have been spent gliding upon this spring fed water and numerous nights have been spent on these gravel bars. I couldn't help but flash back to places we had camped as we took in the scenery, paddling past areas that jar memories into place. Yet, one thing was crystal clear; the river had changed too, gravel had been remolded by the floods of 2017 and this year, nothing stays the same. So the sentiment that embraces me at this time is one of reflection. Happy we took the time to make past adventures happen and thrilled that our daughter still enjoys these family outings, and now paddles at the bow of the boat every opportunity she gets! I can only hope we continue to Make time for these outings as long as we can.
This summer has loaded with adventure and opportunities for our kiddo to spread her wings and grow her talents, but it is still important to spend time together in the quiet, forced to just be as the natural world just exists. So, with the next few weekends filled and time slipping by we made a mad dash to the Current River for a day. That's a two and a half hour drive each way and 10 miles of river on this section full of past adventures and it was worth it.
This section of river is familiar to us, numerous days have been spent gliding upon this spring fed water and numerous nights have been spent on these gravel bars. I couldn't help but flash back to places we had camped as we took in the scenery, paddling past areas that jar memories into place. Yet, one thing was crystal clear; the river had changed too, gravel had been remolded by the floods of 2017 and this year, nothing stays the same. So the sentiment that embraces me at this time is one of reflection. Happy we took the time to make past adventures happen and thrilled that our daughter still enjoys these family outings, and now paddles at the bow of the boat every opportunity she gets! I can only hope we continue to Make time for these outings as long as we can.