Sunday is the only day of the week that my husband is off. We decided to spend our day together out in nature, at the Jones Bridge Trail off of the Chattahoochee River. This beautiful trail is a 4.6 mile loop that includes remnants of the old bridge built in 1904, dismantled and largely stolen in the 1940’s, as well as access to the river itself. We arrived around 10am and the trail was alive with the songs of birds and the the sounds of the river. We found spring blossoms along the trail. We found shells and a crab claw along the river, as well as geese and other water birds fishing. It was so very lovely!
Family Hike
Our Family Hike Along the River
We didn’t manage the entire trail. Jade started to get tired and cranky around 1pm, so once we got to the old bridge, we turned around and headed back. But not before finding a few awesome walking sticks, and a cool rocky outcropping that contained a small cave. This was the perfect playground!
It’s always so nice to reconnect with my family and with nature. My husband and I walked away feeling more grounded and relaxed. The kids walked away with an exciting story to tell.
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Thanks Trena! Me too!!!
This looks like a lovely place for a family hike! Thanks for linking up at the Thoughtful Spot Weekly Blog Hop! We hope you join us again next week!
Thanks Samantha! We had a great time!
What a lovely family hike together. I bet so many memories made and exploring done. Love the photos. Thank you so much for linking up to Share With Me #sharewithme
Thank You Jenny! We can’t wait to go back 🙂
I love all your pictures. They are beautiful and capture the moment–not staged at all. What memories for a lifetime!
Thank you Tammy! I love capturing the kids in their element 🙂
Stunning family photos again from you Erin – that photo of the littles sitting on the step the flat cap and shawl makes them look SO much older! What a great way to spend a relaxing Sunday and I bet you all worked up an appetite too 🙂 Thanks for linking up at #sharethejoy x
Thank you so much! That wasn’t a shawl…it was her blankie 🙂 They both have blankies that they take everywhere. I have called Gabriel Linus from the Peanuts many times 🙂
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Thank you for stopping by 🙂
Such a wonderful post…the beautiful pictures said it all!
Thank you for stopping by Janelle 🙂
Your pictures are beautiful, really captured the beauty of the hike. We take our kids hiking too. It’s such a great family activity.
Thanks Marci! We love hiking new trails 🙂
What a beautiful trip to make with your little explorers. It looks like you had the whole place to yourselves too 🙂
There’s an extra advantage doing the things that you know are going to calm you as parents, top up your energy and leave you full of a fresh bout of patience to boot 😉
Thanks, we had a great time! My husband and I did leave feeling so much more refreshed and rejuvenated.
What beautiful photos and such a lovely learning experience. Nature offers so much to us, doesn’t it?!
Thanks for sharing (and for linking up to the #SHINEbloghop).
Wishing you a lovely day.
xoxo
Thank you Jennifer, yes nature has so much to offer. I find it to be one of our greatest teachers 🙂
What a great adventure with beautiful photos. I love getting my kids out of the house and this looks like the perfect setting for playing pirates and fairies.
Thanks Mariet! They had great fun 🙂
Hi Erin, getting out in the fresh air is a wonderful way to reconnect with your family. Love the name Chattahoochee River, it sounds like something out of a Walt Disney film! Lovely photos too!
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Thanks Debbie! Chattahoochee is believed to be derived from the Creek Native Americans words, "chatta" (rock) and "hoochee" (river) or "River of painted rock."
Nothing better than getting back to nature and exploring as a family! I love the bridge and the sheer size of some of those boulders in comparison to the kids is amazing. What a lovely place to be able to walk to.
Thanks! It is my new favorite place 🙂
Nothing better than getting back to nature and exploring as a family! I love the bridge and the sheer size of some of those boulders in comparison to the kids is amazing. What a lovely place to be able to walk to.
What a beautiful walk and you can’t complete a woodland walk without a stick in hand….whatever age! Fab playground.
Thanks for sharing #LetKidsBeKids
Yes, everyone came back home with a new stick in hand 🙂 We had so much fun! Thanks for stopping by Karen!
This past week was National Park Week so we took our kids on a hike in our local National Park. Similar park to yours with the partial bridge and a walk through the woods. We passed a Mile 100 marker so we let the kids believe we walked over 100 miles that day.
We enjoy family walks and it’s always an adventure for the kids! Great post!
Lol, that’s awesome Mike! I wonder if I could have convinced my son we had walked that far 🙂 Nature is our favorite way to reconnect and have adventures as a family. Thanks for stopping by!
I share your love for family walks in nature. It’s so very relaxing, looking at the beauty of the forest, listening to the sounds … The children are having fun kicking the leaves, jumping in puddles and finding just. the. right. stick. Seeing your beautiful images makes me look forward to the weekend again!
Yes Ann, exactly!!! Thanks for stopping by 🙂
looks a great walk, and it’s so nice to get out and about in the fresh air isn’t it? #sharethejoy
Yes Stephanie, it is wonderful!
You just made me want to go on a walk. Great pictures!
Thanks Susan! Go get out into nature! You’ll feel amazing 🙂