Spelunking Adventure at Lost Valley State Park

One of the highlights of our trip to Missouri (other than the amazing people we were with!) was the hike at #lostvalleystatepark in Arkansas. Streams were crossed to explore semi-caves and hidden waterholes and boulders climbed to reach the end destination... where we crawled and waded and squeezed through our first true spelunking adventure to find the waterfall inside the cave. And turned off the lights to see the true dark. Did I mention these crazy kids did much of this barefoot so they didn’t get their shoes wet? And crazy mom. No complaints though. I think they preferred it. New friends and old friends and lots of good times. And people wanting to give piggy backs when Mom says no... and enjoying it. Full hearts full of gratitude and love. Both for the people and the scenery!