Weekly Photo Challenge: Adventure – “Whether your own or someone else’s, literal or figurative, take us on a photographic adventure.”
If there’s one thing I have pictures of it’s adventure. I seek it. An exciting or unusual experience? Sign me up. It doesn’t take much, though, for me to consider something an adventure. Just trying a new trail on a run is adventure to me–what logs, trees, rocks, roots, or bends are ahead?
But so is an impromptu weekend at the beach, a week vacation at the lake, a muddy obstacle race, rock climbing, back-country camping, moving half-way across the country, taking a day-trip or road trip, going on a month-long study abroad…adventure and I are old friends. In fact, I am on an adventure right now and tomorrow, for the first, and probably last time in my life I will be going trap shooting. I had to google trap shooting.
I expose my kids to adventure too. Life should have excitement. Even if it’s as simple as riding bikes along the river, over bridges, and under overpasses. Imagination comes too. Because what isn’t an adventure with a 6- and 4-year-old eager to make-up tales of the mystical creatures and talking animals we meet along the way.
Setting off on our adventure
One of several bridges, and possible home to a family of friendly trolls
Under the overpass
Adventure was everywhere. We searched for fairies and trolls and bugs and lizards alike. They imagined whole worlds beyond the scope of their sight. What wasn’t an adventure in experience, was in imagination. Children are good for reminding us that adventure doesn’t need to be grand and expensive to be exciting and memorable.
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*Featured Image – Copyright Melanie (WritingInBoots) – Chattahoochee National Recreation Area, Atlanta, GA
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This Is My Corn 
That looks like really good fairy hunting grounds. I hope they found some – they hide really well and can be hard to find.
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We did not find any that day, but saw plenty of evidence that they had been there. 🙂
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I love that picture of the overpass (well, under the overpass). Very cool.
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Thank you Carrie. That’s one I like too. 🙂
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That looks like a riot! I love the pictures especially the third one.
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It was! It’s my favorite running spot. I was thrilled to share it with the kids and have them love it as much as I do.
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That’s awesome, precious memories!
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Love it. There’s nothing better than a bike ride with the kids like that. At least yours wear helmets. Lol. Did that trail used to be train tracks? There’s a lot of that here.
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Helmets are an automatic. Thank goodness. It’s one thing I don’t have to fight with them over.
This was wasn’t an old train tracks. It follows the river. We do have the Silver Comet Trail which was a rail line, but, until I buy a gun, I’m not running on that one.
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Bike riding with the kids is always an adventure!
janet
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Yes it is! Most times, just getting out of the house is an adventure.
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L-O-V-E it!
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Thanks!!
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