Hiking trip - almost lost my kid on the trail
Took the boys on a 5 mile hike at the state park. Everything was going great until my youngest decided to wander off the marked path looking for rocks or whatever. Lost sight of hi
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Took the boys on a 5 mile hike at the state park. Everything was going great until my youngest decided to wander off the marked path looking for rocks or whatever. Lost sight of hi
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