This past weekend the wife and I had the pleasure of taking along for the first time my cousin and her family. She,her husband and three children (ages7,4,3) were not real sure of the whole camping thing.Upon arriving Friday evening they were instantly in love with the place. I know there are times I loose sight of the simple things in life. When I took them to Farnsworth to show them the trout my vision was fully restored. My children are now 26 and 23 so it has been awhile since I had the chance. But after looking through the eyes of a child as they were looking at the fish at the hatchery ,standing below Kinzua's outflow,seeing a doe and her fawns,a woodcock in the road, or a porcupine the amazment in thoses eyes opened mine again. If you ever feel like you are loosing touch with the simple things take my advise. Take a step back, a deep breath and look at the outdoor world through the eyes of a child. I just cannot keep from smiling today and I think it is going to last for a long time

