Big-eyed salamanders...

This was the second little hike we got to do before school began
 when we took off to go play in the woods.

A few years ago, Zac's friend hiked to Cecret Lake
and her pictures looked so fabulous I put the hike on our bucket list.

This hike had a little of most everything we love,

bouldering, 

 

rocky trails,

 water,

and much to Hunter's delight, salamanders!

Hunter loves salamanders and has since 1st grade.

He's caught frogs, lizards, and snakes
but hasn't ever had a chance to catch a salamander. 

When he heard there were salamanders in Cecret Lake he was pretty excited!

He's a patient guy and just kept working to get the little critters to swim toward the surface 

and the next thing we knew he had one. 

What a cute big-eyed critter!

We took a detour on the way down to look at a waterfall Hunter found - cool!

Our girlie loves big dandelions
and took this picture as the sun was setting and the moon was rising.

We made some good summer memories to tide us over the upcoming homework filled months.   :)