Hiking up the hills

Went hiking today with my friend Lara and her husband and their two kids. Went to one of the local yet not too traveled campgrounds. We got to go through all sorts of terrain. The trail started off at the base of the mountain and the ground was very dry, as we traveled farther up, a stream started running along the trail and there were ferns growing everywhere and it got very cold. We saw dry oak leaves and lush mossy rocks, thick forest and dry grasses. The kids all had a super time. They ran and played and collected little earthy treasures. It was really a great day out.
It was supposed to be a day at the beach, but with the wind and our highs being only in the 40's, we decided to postpone that adventure for later. I'm glad we did, I haven't been hiking in quite some time. We'll go see the elephant seals soon. That will be our beach trip.