Fording his first dam river

Emmett and his parents headed out to Cobble Flats for some hiking and mountain time today. From the safety of his dad's back, Emmett forded his first river, the Elbow River. Ironically, Emmett crosses over this river further downstream almost every day on his way to the playground, but has never been in it.

Remembering the inadequate clothing they had for Emmett on their last hike, Emmett's mom opted to dress him in a nice warm base layer, and packed lots of extra clothes in case of inclement weather.

Fortunately, the weather was warm today, so the extra layers were not needed. But what Emmett's mom failed to notice was that the base layer was pink. Emmett was not impressed. Especially when other hikers commented on how cute "she" was.

The promise of building a dam was enough to get Emmett back into a good mood. Especially when it started to pour rain, just as they finished placing the last rock...