We went to Bridgeport State Park on the south fork of the Yuba River, which is about 90 minutes from our house. The main attraction there is an old covered bridge, 251 feet long, built in 1862. It is one of the longest covered bridges still standing in the United States. How's that for a history lesson?
It was a toll bridge back in the day.
We looked around the bridge and then hiked a ways down the trail. After taking a break by the river, Carley decided it was time to head back because her legs had had it.
Unfortuanately that kept us from finishing the loop but it gave us time to check out the self-tour of the grounds and check out the visitor's center.
Josh is fabulous at posing for me.
He will do almost anything I tell him. I asked him to sit on this old rock steps which used to lead to a greenhouse.
This, on the other hand, is how Carley poses. She was already sitting on the steps and I tried to grab a shot of her. Instead of a smile she just rolled her eyes.
This photo is taken from the bridge currently used for cars.
If you look closely you can see Josh, Carley and Walt in each window opening.
Here are wildflowers we saw along our hike. I don't know the name of any except the California Poppy. I just learned last week that it's illegal to pick the California Poppy. Not that I ever have but I thought it was interesting that's illegal and apparently I'm the only Californian adult to not already know that.
It turned out to be a great day together as a family.
2 comments:
Boy, those are some beautiful pictures. And I was born and raised in California and I'll pick a poppy anytime I want. :) I didn't know it was illegal either.
Oh the memories the poppy picture brought back to me of my childhood with the beautiful wild poppies everywhere! They're illegal to pick because it's the state flower silly.
And your pictures makes me miss California so much because it has been 45 degrees the last 3 days and I'm freezing!
Looks like you had a great Mothers day hike!
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