Several years ago, while on vacation in Colorado, we decided to visit a national park to take in the area’s natural sights.
My daughter loved being helped to climb up a small rocky outcrop for a better view of the miles of pine tree-covered mountains. She still talks about the time that she “climbed a mountain.”
However, what I remember most about the experience is what happened after we went further into the park.
Things went sideways soon after we arrived
We had picked up a Junior Ranger activity bag and headed to the nearby creek to explore. It was a quintessential Midwestern creek that you could imagine panning for gold in. Even though it…
