Toobin'

We've rented a house near Lead, SD.  Lead is a mining town, and you'd think it would be pronounced Led, but it's not, it's pronounced Leed.  The house is on a slip of land with Spearfish Creek on three sides.  The boys have been enjoying toobing in the cold, cold creek.

The creek moves pretty quickly!  There are big rocks and white water in the creek.  I estimate that they travel about a tenth of a mile from start to finish.  It's a nice run.  It could be longer, but they don't want to go over the waterfalls and under the bridge.

Honestly, I can't blame them.  The water is crystal clear.  There are brown trout that are smarter than your average kid (or husband).  Richard is teaching Andrew how to fly fish.

There is a new family next door.  They are from Dripping Springs, maybe 10 miles from our house.  They have a boy Andrew's age, a girl Connor's age, and a younger boy too.  They were tumbling on the lawn until full dark this evening, and will be fishing and toobing when we get back from Devils Tower tomorrow.