6/5/09Multnomah Falls is a place we always say that we are going to stop, but never have time... we made time finally and it was worth it. The falls were beautiful!
But on the way down from the bridge Aidan spotted her favorite part of the day, this beautiful red snail. She was eye level with the top of this stone wall winding down the trail. She spotted him when everybody else whizzed by. That's the thing about being a kid you aren't thinking about the destination, you are enjoying the journey. I am so thankful that she spotted this snail because Multnomah Falls became a more beloved place because of the wonder of a snail.
We sat for over 20 minutes watching this snail inch along slowly. I felt so bad when we moved it to check out it's underside, because we had disrupted it's progress. It was really cool to watch it feel around, retract and extend it's antenae , and the trail of slime it left behind.
Of course Aidan wanted to keep it and there was a small part of me that wanted to also, but we didn't.
So, she kissed her new friend goodbye.
We also met snail's friend centapede.
Aidan rides in style watching the Scoobie Doo movie and eating her lolli pop.
what a great story...and a great way to remember your trip. love the pictures! really cool to see the snail up close like that. do you think Aidan will want to kiss frogs?
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