On the way out to Fairview, we passed under the Natchez Trace Parkway Bridge. We stopped here for a few minutes to check out the bridge and find a letterbox that had recently been placed by it.
I think Carter was most excited about the NPS map he got from the information station!
The letterbox was hidden inside the split of a tree trunk.
The stamp was a nice carve of some horses.
The boys got to climb up on the base of the bridge (which is HUGE).
After stopping for lunch, we got to the Bowie Nature Park.
We had brought along the backpacks for the kids and since they'd already seen them, there was no chance of getting even Carter to hike.
Most of the forest seemed to be pine trees (everything was covered in pine straw) which is unusual for around here.
And then we finished the hike (we probably did 2.5 miles).
I'm really glad we checked these trails out before planning on biking there because the trails were more like jeep roads than single track trails (we didn't check everything out though). It was still worth hiking and spending the day outside.
After hiking, we promised the boys to take them to the playground in the park.
Poor Rylan kept chanting "playground" but then fell asleep just a couple of minutes before we finished hiking (and was SNORING SO LOUD!!!)
After letting Carter play for a bit, we headed home. And Rylan woke up at the car and realized he missed out on the playground :(
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