Garrett and I took a long awaited camping trip to McKinney Falls State Park in Austin. We stayed Friday through Sunday and the weather was beautiful. Mid 90's during the day, low 70's at night with a great full moon. We took our bicycles and by lunch time Saturday had ridden every bike trial they had. We would ride some trails and then head to the Upper Falls and cool off swimming in Onion Creek. Then we'd hit more trails and cool off in the swimming hole at the Lower Falls. Garrett's favorite trail was called the Homestead Trail and it was a winding 2.8 mile loop that started as a packed dirt trail and ended up with about a half mile downhill run over tree roots, rocks, ruts, etc. He did a great job and never munched it (for the curious, no, I didn't wipe out either). Animals sighted were deer, a raccoon (that we fed marshmallows), water turtles (one of which Garrett caught), lizards, and a snake. We saw one of the oldest Cypress trees in Travis County called Old Baldy, estimated to be over 500 years old. We hiked to a rock shelter (overhang) frequented by indians. We cooked some great meals over a fire and slept good to the sounds of frogs, crickets, and other things going bump in the night.

As far as who wore who out, I would say it was a draw between the 8 year old and 42 year old.