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Lake Benson Park

Yesterday morning we took a short trip out to Garner’s Lake Benson Park for a little lunch and playtime. I’m willing to drive a good twenty minutes to get to a park if it is really great. For a park to make my list of greats, it has to have several features:

1. A nature trail. This doesn’t have to be a formal nature trail, just a path through some trees with a water feature here and there.

Bike pumps make great walking sticks, thud phhhh… thud phhhh

2. Shaded play area. Several of my favorite parks are my favorites simply because they either have a section of the playground that has shade canopies or are wooded enough that there is shade.

Climbing lessons

3. Trees and wildlife. We love birds and squirrels, and if you throw in a hawk swooping over our heads on a shady nature hike, you’ve captured our hearts.

Squirrels like french fries too.

4. Unique features. We love it when a playground has innovative equipment for the boys to play on. Whether this is an exploration of sound or motion, it’s a step up from the typical swings and slide combination, although we always love the classics.

Who knew spiders made webs for boys?

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