Yesterday I took my son, Gregory Jr. to Big Bald Rock as a short hike. It's located above Lake Oroville, here in Northern California. It's a pretty unique place for this area, a giant piece of volcanic rock that you can walk around. It's easily a half square mile in size.
For a 4-year-old like Gregory, this was paradise. He loved climbing around, while at the same time being afraid of the incline. It was funny watching the contradiction go 'round and 'round in his head.
While up here we did some geocaching. One we weren't able to find, but we found three. The third one was a tad nasty, the container wasn't sealed enough, causing mold & mildew. Needless to say, I didn't even sign the log.
I bought a little hiking/camping kit for Gregory for Christmas, which came with some binoculars. He used them here, but they aren't very useful. Using them, you see exactly what you saw without them. What they do accomplish, though, is teaching Gregory how to use such tools without breaking the real thing.
This was Gregory's favorite formation. He spent a good 20 minutes climbing on it.
He climbed in, out, around, on top of, and beside it. I called him Gregory the Explorer, but he said no, he's just Gregory.
If you want to see the rest of the pictures, you can at http://www.thechances.com/gallery/BaldRock022506/. Thanks for looking!
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