We pulled up right about lunch, found an empty campsite and borrowed the table for a quick lunch. Piper went to town on the watermelon. The wind was cranking but the weather was absolutely gorgeous.
Once the watermelon was gone and dripping down everyone's chin, we hit the trail. Both Roxy and Dillen found walking sticks and took the lead. Piper, not to be out done, blazed her own trail and wanted to hike over everything that her big sisters did.
We made it about halfway to the palm oasis and found a small pool for the girls to dip their feet. This was by far the highlight of the trip. They ran up and down the creek bed, hunting for rocks, splashing, screaming, laughing. Nature's playground at its best.
We stayed in the creek for quite awhile. Piper got shoulder ride from Bec on the way down while Roxy and Dillen pretended to be Indians hunting bears. They brought smiles and laughs to all the people heading up the trail.
Once we got back in the truck, Dillen asked if we were going through Julian on the way home. Why? "Duh, Dad, there's pie there!" Smart girl. We stopped at the Julian Cafe since the line at Mom's was out the door and down the street. A quick bite to eat, an apple boysenberry pie to go and it was time to call it a day.
Everyone had a blast and the girls really want to see the palm oasis. We'll be heading back out very soon.
Another nice hike to do that's up Fish Creek is the Wind Caves if you haven't already done it. It's fairly short and the girls could play at the caves for hours.