Trail Day: Meadowlark Gardens

I did a slightly mediocre, slightly bad job of documenting our next trail day, which was at Meadowlark Gardens near Wolf Trap.

We met up with several friends and their kids there. When we arrived (I hadn't been in a few years) we discovered at the front desk that the kids could each borrow a little backpack which included things like a book about birds or butterflies; a notebook and pencil; and a magnifying glass or binoculars. All the big kids got them and it was super fun for them to use the equipment and walk around wearing backpacks.

I highly recommend Meadowlark if you haven't gone. It's only a couple bucks and there's a lot for kids to see. It's especially great on a beautiful summer day like the day we went. But I think we'll check out the Christmas lights show again this year as well. And maybe try it in the fall, too.