The Chances

Last Saturday I took my son hiking at Bridgeport, CA in the South Yuba River State Park, here in Northern CA.  It's the longest covered bridge in North America, and my son called it the "house bridge".



Beyond the bridge to the left is a trail called Point Defiance Trail, which is about a mile long.  Here's a view of the bridge from about 1/4 mile up the trail.



Independence Trail has a wonderful mix of terrain, which became a playground for my son.  Here he is scaling the "baby rocks", as he called them.



At 3 years old, this kid was making it up the steep inclines with ease.  I didn't even have to tell him what to do, he got on all fours by himself.



"Cheese!" he exclaimed as I took his picture along one of the straightaways.



He did great on the way up, but on the way back it wasn't so great.  I had to carry him about half the way.  I didn't mind it though, we had lots of fun.  I've vowed to take him camping as often as I can before the weather changes too much.

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