Day 26 - Lions and Tigers and Bears... Would You Believe Owls and Snakes and Wolves?

Saturday, 17 September

Today was the last "adventure" day before Brandyn and Jennifer return on Monday.  Tomorrow is church and a day of rest... We see the wisdom.

Today we spent the day at the Chattanooga Arboretum and Nature Center.  The highlight of the day for me had to be helping Hyrum overcome his fear of floating the creek in a canoe.  Two hours later, when we had to get out, he said he wished he could go clear to the end again! 

Here is the proof as Deb recorded it:

 Grandma... They are doing it again...

Actually, for the float trip, Ammon was in a canoe with Deb... I just put them all in my canoe for a photo...  The only wildlife we saw while on the creek was a Great Blue Heron. 

Deb and Ammon narrowly escaped a disaster when a large tree fell in the water just inches in front of their canoe... we heard the splash, but thought they were just slapping the water with their paddles... it was crazy!

These are the boys peeking out of the window of a sweet tree house near the canoe dock...

This is a Red Wolf... when he and the rest of the pack that is there heard a siren in the distance, they went nuts mimicking the sound with their incredibly loud howls... it was really awesome to hear!

OK... This was not at the Nature Center but it is in the front yard of a local residence as you are entering Dunlap (actually there were a lot more signs, but I do not want to be put on a terrorist watchlist!)... Gotta, love the South!