Summertime... swimming in the local watering hole is a ride of passage

Dan throwing a stick for his dog Didg

I threw a stick for my dog Charlie in this same spot when I was roughly the same age

Gold Mine Loop

a glance at this map aids my understanding of the trails

early into our adventure I realized I had taken a left when I should have taken a right

but accepted that "the journey is the destination"

the boys all gave me some resistance on the Billy Goat option

so we settled for the Gold Mine loop

it is the last week of summer vacation before school

the boys are not signed up for camp

I signed on to entertain the boys for this last week

took the week off work to spend the week with the boys

it has been a heavily scheduled summer with all the camps

the boys really want some "down time"

I can grant them a certain degree of down time

but really

down time is screen time

and there needs to be some sort of measure as to how much screen time I can allow

I have memories of meeting Brook Shields while we each were riding our bikes on the Gold Mine Loop

it was kinda cool... she was not far of from her prime

and

she was definitely more attractive than your average person

I understand that there are certain rules

but there are other rules in life as well

be safe... be smart... be respectful

and

love and life life