Parker was in such a good mood when we first set out exploring in Yosemite. We didn't have much time before dark on our first day, so we went for an easy walk from where we were staying in Curry Village out to an area called Happy Isles. The Happy Isles are a few islands in the river that are connected by bridges, with trails and some small sandy beaches. Parker was pretty amped as we started our walk, using his "map reading skills" to navigate the way for us. He was constantly distracted from our mission by the huge boulders along the path, wanting to climb up every single one multiple times--and often wanting to slide down the smooth faces into Jared's arms! Parker talked a lot throughout our time in Yosemite about wanting to climb huge rocks--he said he has been practicing his climbing skills on the monkey bars at school, and that he's really good at it already :) I would be happy if he really did want to learn how to rock climb--maybe on a future trip to Yosemite he can try out their climbing school and see what he thinks.
