We spent yesterday morning and early afternoon at Minnehaha Falls (hilarious name to say). i was grumpy, hot, and hungry...not the best person to be around. found a nice lil fruit/vege stand, but damn they were proud of their produce with those high azz prices. decided on one huge lovely tomato. i LOVE tomatoes! as a child and teenager, you couldn't get me to even try one, and it wasn't until in my later adult years that i acquired the taste. mmmm and tasty they are...slice em up, lil salt and pepper and i am ON IT.
and instantly the grumpy gf was ready for the day.
the falls themselves were breathtaking. the power of she was mesmorizing. the churning force seemed unforgiving. one poor lil wayward duck found a sanctuary on the edge of the bridge right before the drop-off, you could tell he had got caught up in the river...poor thing looked a mess resting on the side, trying to figure out how he was going to get out of this one. i wanted to climb over the bridge and rescue him, but er uh..yeah that would of been no bueno, plus i left my cape with the kids.
there were all kinds of winding trails that followed the river, high cliffs covered in lush green forests, plants and flowers i have never seen. i was like a lil kid, stopping at each new "oh babe, look at this one" i had to touch everything...B is so cute, sharing or at least pretending to be just as enthused as i was. i am sure she was thinking, "damn, doesn't that leaf look just like the other 400 we just passed?"
we found a small swimming area in the rapids where others were congregating. B was so excited to put herself in some water. we waded out to a rock protruding in the middle, and there we sat and just absorbed all around us...the scenery, the water, the people...even the stupid azz mischievious boys skipping rocks in our direction (that is until B got out and said something, oh ok mom NOW you want to tell your kids to stop...thanks)
we continued on, walking off the marked trail...of course we did. "oh look babe, see the flowers?"
i think we still would be walking the trails, exploring the caves or whatever; but MN is notorious for ticketing the expired meters and we knew we had already gone over. let me tell you what...B and i have been wanting to get into better shape and become more healthier, and this journey is MAKING it happen whether we were ready or not.
lawd lawd the hike back, had my lungs and heart cursing me out do you hear me!!! all good though, all good...
and i be damn, not one damn ticket on Bluequisha....yeah!! and BOOO we didn't finish exploring...we will go back, but er uh no not today...