Battlefield Recovery Drive

We've been partially homebound since Burl had his tonsils out a few days ago, and we've all been all eager to scratch our adventure itch. I wanted to come up with something that was easy and got us out of the house and a brush of the outdoors. Burl is supposed to stay calm, cool, and very hydrated. I decided to take the kids on a drive through the battlefield with a few stops along the way. 

We met an off-duty ranger who gave us some tips on exploring the park. 

I finally got some of her pre-teen expressions with the camera!

We couldn't climb the 183 steps to the top of the tower this time, but I made big promises that we would return soon to make it happen. Because, duh, we HAVE to do that.  

I might have let the kids unbuckle for some deer spottings. 

It proved to be enough lite-advetnure for all of us. It will be even better once we're all operating at 100% and can explore to the max.