Thursday the Morris Four went to Montauk State Park. It is the home of a large spring that feeds the Current River in Missouri, and also a large trout hatchery. It was a gorgeous day to be out and about!
First stop was the trout hatchery. Well, actually, first was a picnic lunch, but there are no pictures of us stuffing our faces. SECOND was the trout hatchery. These large pools house thousands of baby trout.
It was funny, because the fish would follow us. We walked along these long, narrow pools and noticed how the fish would follow. We though it quite odd until we saw the fish feed dispensers. Duh. They thought we were going to feed them. No wonder they were following us.
When you'd toss the food into the pool, the trout would attack it! This often caused the fish to churn and splash. This terrified Owen. He didn't like those fish coming out of the water and causing a rukus! It took him a few throws to get used to the idea of these "wild" animals.
This isn't a good picture because of the reflection of sunlight, but these trout would literally swim on top of each other hoping for a bite of yummy fish food.
I was a little afraid that Corwin was going to go swimming with the trout. He'd get down close to see them better.
Then, we took a short hike through the woods to find the spring of the Current River.
Corwin insists that we read every sign posted!
Owen was more interested in the rocks and dirt.
Then we ended up at a playground. The boys had fun climbing, swinging, and sliding. Hard work for short-legged Owen.
It was a good day. A very good day. Making memories and learning... can't get batter than that!
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