Cooper, Taylor, Zoe, Mitchell, Marley and AllisonWe planned an outing today with Teri and Wendy and all of the kids and ventured out to one of our favorite local hiking spots, Santa Rosa Plateau. It is a great spot any time of year, but we especially enjoy the spring season when the vernal pools are full of snakes.
As soon as we stepped out of the car we were treated to hundreds of furry catepillars everywhere you looked. I had never seen anything like it. They were all over the fields, the rocks and even crossing the street. They sure kept the kids busy as we hiked to the pools.
Allison and Mitchell walked ahead of the group. Wonder what they are talking about??
Finding a snake was harder than we thought.Wendy and I had been there before and expected to see snakes everywhere, but not today. We had to search long and hard to find just one, but as we spent more time on the walking bridge, they started popping out all over. We think they started coming to the surface as it got warmer. 
It was a nice nature walk and the snakes didn't disappoint us. This is one of the only times we actually go looking for snakes!
