On July 21, we went to Buffalo Trace Park in Harrison County, Indiana. It's about a 30 minute drive from downtown Louisville - roughly as far away as Huber's. The turnoff sneaks up on you so be careful. We had to turn around and go back.

Our trip to Locust Grove was laid back and relaxing. We had a general plan on what we wanted to do when we set out, but we ended up just following the kids' lead. Sometimes that can be the best kind of adventure.

 We met outside the main building of the Louisville Nature Center. You need to walk through the building to get to the start of the trail. The kids took a look at some of the birds nests and eggs on display in the cases as we were walking through, but they were excited to get going on the hike.

The weather forecast said scattered thunderstorms were on the agenda for the day and when I walked outside my house I felt like I needed to go back in and change my shirt since the one I was wearing got soaked in sweat so quickly. It wasn't particularly hot, just that weigh-you-down humidity that prevails in the Ohio Valley. But we loaded up the car and headed out to Huber's Orchard & Winery.