Elk City State Park

One Sunday afternoon last month we took a drive, a whole 3 miles, to Elk City State Park. The girls and I had been before when we were looking at houses in May and have been anxious to return. It is so beautiful there. The weather had finally started to cool down a bit and not be so miserably humid in the evenings, so we took advantage!

We drove up to the lookout and saw the beginning of a short nature walk. I didn't really anticipate a hike so I didn't equip myself or the girls with good hiking shoes. Luckily we weren't in a hurry and could take slow, careful steps in our sandals..


Gracey lead the way most of the time while searching for the trail markers so we wouldn't get lost. Corky assured the girls that snakes really like tasty little girls but they didn't like boys, so they would be safe with him!

Close to the end of the little hike, it opened into a really pretty meadow. While I said to myself that it reminded a little of the "twilight meadow" it was Corky that actually said it out loud!

Corky is awesome. :)


For a minute, that meadow seemed little a bit of a hidden wonder. Just as I was imagining a blanket and packed lunch in a nice secluded area, we realized it wasn't as secluded as we thought. A car drove on the paved road that leads you to the look out.


And just like that, the magic was gone. But that's okay. I would be lying if I said the thought of a stampede of deer ruining my picnic and stomping on my children didn't go through my mind either.

We circled back around and played at the lookout for a while by trying to balance on the handrails and watch a gorgeous sunset! Corky and Gracey talked about how the trail markers helped us not get lost. He compared them to the things we have on earth that help us get back to Heavenly Father, such as parents, primary, scriptures, and praying. It was Sunday after all, we try to throw in gospel lessons sometimes you know!