A Walk in the Woods

This week was fall break for the kids, so we decided to go camping and explore the southern part of Minnesota.

We went to Great River Bluffs State Park, just south of Winona, MN.

While there we saw some spectacular fall colors overlooking the Mississippi River Valley.

We also saw some rather strange woodland creatures playing in the trees....

I'm sure there will be one day when the girls' no longer find going camping in the 40s fun and realize it is not necessarily normal. For now they are having a great time and were even palpably excited.

And while we had a great time, our 4 day camping trip was cut short due to the threat of a sleet/snow/rain mix. Even Joe realizes he has lost the battle when freezing water will come from the sky.

I'm sure that means fall is just about over, and soon we'll have the return of the beautiful simplicity of snow.