Coraline Mass - Wise Beyond 'Four' Years

Ever wondered what goes on in a four-year-old's mind during a hiking trip? Join me, Darren Mass, as I venture into the great outdoors with my charming and inquisitive daughter, Coraline. From her anticipation of spotting horses and birds to her sheer delight in finding horse poop, you're in for a laughter-filled journey. Listen as Coraline weighs in on forest rangers' roles, the importance of not littering, and her brave crossing of a stream. Plus, don't miss her cute attempt to hug a bunny!

Join us as we meander through nature, using all our senses to paint a vivid picture. In the second part of our adventure, Coraline and I engage our senses to perceive the forest's beauty. We talk about trees, plants, bugs and more, relishing the freshness of nature. We discuss identifying various plants and animals, even touch upon recognizing poison ivy. Through Coraline's eyes, we highlight the importance of appreciating nature and all its wonders. With my daughter's enthusiasm and unique perspective, we take a deep, refreshing breath of wilderness as we delve into the joy and wonder of being in nature.

Transcript

A Hiking Adventure With Coraline Mass

Darren 0:00

All right, Coraline Mass, are you okay with being recorded on a podcast?

Coraline 0:04

Yes.

Darren 0:05

Well, there goes that liability. This is I Took a Hike. I'm your host, darren Mass, founder of Business Therapy Group and Parktime Wilderness Philosopher. Here we step out of the boardrooms and home offices and into the great outdoors, where the hustle of entrepreneurship meets the rustle of nature. In this bonus episode, we follow along the inspirational trail of my four-year-old daughter, coraline Mass. Our topics include little leg motivation, counting the ABCs of life using our senses, and leaves, lots of leaves. I'm a very proud dad when I took a hike with Coraline Mass. Is this your first hike? Yes, yeah. What are you looking most forward to on a hike?

Coraline 0:57

I don't know.

Darren 0:58

You don't know. Well, what do you think you're going to find on a hike?

Coraline 1:02

Horses.

Darren 1:03

You're going to find horses and birds and birds.

Coraline 1:07

Can I see one right now?

Darren 1:08

You see a bird. What kind of bird is it?

Coraline 1:10

I don't know A robin.

Darren 1:14

A robin. That's a cool bird. So, coraline, how old are you? Four, four, do you like being four? Yeah, what do you like about being four?

Coraline 1:25

My sister treats me nicely.

Darren 1:27

Your sister treats you nicely when you're four. Yeah, yeah, what else do you like about being four?

Coraline 1:34

Because you give me candy.

Darren 1:36

I give you candy. What kind of candy do I give you?

Coraline 1:39

You give me chocolate.

Darren 1:41

Oh, I do. What's your favorite chocolate?

Coraline 1:46

Chocolate with vanilla in it.

Darren 1:48

Chocolate with vanilla in it. Yes, I don't know which chocolate this is.

Coraline 1:53

It's caramel.

Darren 1:54

It's caramel. Okay, so I give you chocolate vanilla caramel in a bar or in a little kiss.

Coraline 2:02

In a little kiss.

Darren 2:04

Ah, okay, I have found that. You know what I see on this trail over here, over here. Do you see that pile over there? Do you know what that is? No, take a guess.

Coraline 2:16

Pineapple.

Darren 2:17

Nope.

Coraline 2:17

Poop.

Darren 2:18

Poop, that's horse poop. Yep, I guess we might see some horsies after all. Are you excited to see the deserted village?

Coraline 2:26

Yeah, is that what a horse needs poop like.

Darren 2:30

Yes, big blobs.

Coraline 2:34

Big, big blobs.

Darren 2:35

Is that funny to you?

Coraline 2:37

Yes.

Darren 2:37

Yeah, what's the funniest word you know?

Coraline 2:39

It has big blobs and poop down in the tail.

Darren 2:42

Yeah, what's the funniest word you know?

Coraline 2:45

A cow poop.

Darren 2:47

Cow poop. Yeah, okay, those are two words, though.

Coraline 2:52

How do cow poop poop?

Darren 2:53

They just lift their tail and go plop Like horsies yeah, like horsies and doggies and everyone else. They have a house here, yeah, there's a house here, yeah, and we're going to come up across a deserted village.

Coraline 3:08

Where.

Darren 3:09

It's coming, you'll see it. So what other animals do you think you're going to see on this hike? Bunnies, bunnies. You think bunnies are going to be in the forest?

Coraline 3:20

I think so.

Darren 3:21

Okay, are you going to try to hug a bunny? Yeah, okay, do you hear the birdies?

Coraline 3:27

Sure.

Darren 3:28

Yeah.

Coraline 3:29

What's this? Is that a hole?

Darren 3:30

That is. I think that's the ranger station.

Coraline 3:34

What is a ranger station?

Darren 3:36

That's where the ranger lives.

Coraline 3:38

What's a ranger?

Darren 3:39

The person who helps maintain and clean up the park. He's like the forest police officer.

Coraline 3:47

Oh, is he the one who cleans up?

Darren 3:49

Yes, well, maybe Sometimes we all have to clean up.

Coraline 3:55

What do they do?

Darren 3:57

Well, they walk around and make sure that the park is safe for everybody. Oh is that another way to do one.

Coraline 4:04

Yes, oh, and we all have to do our part.

Darren 4:07

Why do they have so many rooms? Hey, we all have to do our part. When you see litter, we got to pick it up and throw it out, right?

Coraline 4:13

Why is it so many? Why is there so many rooms?

Darren 4:16

Because there is.

Coraline 4:20

Maybe it's a appointment. Yeah, all right. Wait, what if a person goes in there? What is an ranger? What if they go in?

Darren 4:28

Maybe the ranger will make them some tea.

Coraline 4:32

Wow, that's a big house it is. It's a ranger's house.

Darren 4:36

It is. Are those little?

Coraline 4:41

Do they, do they sleep there? No, they when did they sleep then?

Darren 4:45

They probably go home to their house.

Coraline 4:52

What if we walk down there?

Darren 4:54

Well, you're not going to because that's a big stream bed.

Coraline 4:59

What.

Darren 5:00

Yeah, that stream comes down there. You see how it pushed all of those big rocks. When it rains, this fills up with water. You don't want to be caught in there when it fills up.

Coraline 5:09

What if it didn't fill up and I fell in here.

Darren 5:13

Well, I'm not going to let you fall in, but if you did, I would come and save you.

Coraline 5:17

Maybe you get a rope.

Darren 5:18

I don't need a rope, I would climb down. So, coraline, let's talk about.

Coraline 5:23

What if I go right there?

Darren 5:24

Let's talk about.

Coraline 5:26

What if I fall right there?

Darren 5:27

You won't fall there. I won't let you.

Coraline 5:29

What if I fall right there? If I fall right there, I can easily get back up.

Darren 5:33

Well, you'd also have to fall while holding my hand, and I don't think I'm gonna let you go. So, core line, let's talk about success. Do you think you're successful at four years old? Yeah, yeah. Why do you think you're so successful? No, that's just a person. Oh, why do you think you're so successful?

Coraline 6:01

I don't know.

Darren 6:02

Okay, well, are you good at school? Yeah, are you happy? Yeah, yeah. Why are you so happy? What makes you so happy? Because we have dogs. No, we're gonna go down this way. So what about the dogs makes you the most happy? They lick you. Well, that would make me happy too, yeah, so what are some of the things you do at four years old that makes you really, really proud?

Coraline 6:36

We like to move the cross. We just have to a tiny, tiny bit of water a tiny bit of water.

Darren 6:43

So what do you do?

Coraline 6:45

We move cross, daddy, I know where the water is coming from. That yeah, it's gonna go down and down and down and down.

Darren 6:53

Do you want an adventure and try to cross that stream over there?

Coraline 6:55

Yeah, all right, let's do it because it's rocks and we can cross it.

Darren 6:59

That's right.

Coraline 6:59

Can you, can you carry me across it one, two, three.

Darren 7:03

No, you got to do this on your own. You need a carry across this any big jumps, I'll carry across, but you have to learn to do this on your own with those little tiny legs. Hey, what? Yeah, all right. So what do you see here? Water, water where the rocks Right there. Okay, now how do you think we should go across it?

Coraline 7:24

on the rocks.

Darren 7:25

How about? One foot in front of the next? Okay, but you make sure that you feel first with your foot to make sure the rock isn't too wobbly so you don't fall in. Okay, so here's your first step. Go, good job. You go. One after the next, all right. Step on the big rocks. It's wobbly Okay good job, one foot in front of the next. Wait, pause here. Navigate your path Ready, next path go. You think you can make the rest.

Coraline 8:04

Daddy no.

Darren 8:05

Okay, I got you.

Coraline 8:07

What is that?

Darren 8:08

Hmm, is this a stick?

Coraline 8:10

No, that's off I.

Darren 8:14

Don't know You're going, you're doing it, doing it. Go all the way to the edge. Go all the way to the edge, you can do it. No, I can't get the water right there. You can jump over it. There you go, ready, go, big jump. You did it. How do you feel? Good? Good, all right, we're going uphill this way.

Coraline 8:35

I didn't even get water on me.

Darren 8:37

No, that's because you navigated your path. Did you feel like you have a sense of accomplishment? No, no, why not?

Coraline 8:48

I feel a little scared at first, but now I know you felt scared at first, but now you don't. But Now that I like the past, that I didn't, I feel to say a little bit. And then I then, when I got to the Etter and I didn't have to say okay, but now do you feel like you could do that again?

Darren 9:04

Yeah, so you feel like it was accomplishing Mm-hmm. So you did something really special. I want to do it again. We will do that over there. We well, we have to go back there, so we'll do it again.

Coraline 9:17

Yeah, I, let me go here, go, go back back home right now.

Darren 9:28

No, we have a big hike to do. We have miles and miles of hiking.

Coraline 9:32

Yeah, it was a mile mile. What if I get tired?

Darren 9:38

Then we could take a break, or we can try to figure out a way back. That's quicker.

Coraline 9:45

Or we can get in the car and go back home.

Darren 9:48

Well, you have to hike back to your car. Remember, when you hike in you have to hike back. So if you're tired when you get to your destination, you're only going to be more tired on the way back. They have to reserve some energy.

Coraline 10:00

Okay, I'm getting energy about it.

Darren 10:03

You're getting energy. It's a good thing we brought bug spray, huh.

Coraline 10:06

Yeah, what if we didn't?

Darren 10:08

Well then, all these bugs would be biting us.

Coraline 10:11

Even the mosquitoes.

Darren 10:12

Yeah, we don't like the mosquitoes.

Coraline 10:15

That's why did you put mosquito on. The mosquito bite on yes.

Darren 10:21

So what's your favorite subject in school?

Coraline 10:25

Playing with my friends.

Darren 10:27

Playing with your friends, you play well with them. What's your favorite game?

Coraline 10:33

Tag.

Darren 10:34

Tag who usually wins?

Coraline 10:38

I do.

Darren 10:38

You do. Why is that?

Coraline 10:40

Because I chase them.

Darren 10:42

You chase them, yeah, and you always tag them, yeah, that's cool.

Coraline 10:47

No, they chase me.

Darren 10:48

Oh.

Coraline 10:49

But they don't tag me.

Darren 10:51

Because why.

Coraline 10:54

Because they're too tired of playing that game.

Darren 10:57

They're too tired to play. Does that mean that you're bad?

Coraline 10:58

So then we play hide and seek.

Darren 11:01

Okay, do they ever find you? Yeah, and do you like? When they find you, mm-hmm. And then what happens? You have to chase them.

Coraline 11:09

Yeah.

Darren 11:10

Very nice.

Coraline 11:11

Then they hide, and then they hide and then I find them. Then they need to chase me. I don't know.

Darren 11:18

You want to go up or left Up Up, all right. This is a big climb. We're going on. Really, dig in, lean forward and use those feet. Good job.

Coraline 11:33

Why does it make steps?

Darren 11:34

It didn't make steps. Nature makes steps. These are the roots from the trees.

Coraline 11:40

Oh.

Darren 11:42

See.

Coraline 11:42

Why is that tree pokey?

Darren 11:45

Well, because it's on a slope and it's about to fall. When are you on my? On my name? Okay, we could write your name at some point.

Coraline 11:53

On a tree. If I'm sticking, you can write it yeah.

Darren 11:58

So what are you most motivated by?

Coraline 12:01

Hmm, wait, I found a sick Right here. Here Can you write my name with the sick.

Darren 12:07

Sure, how's this little dirt patch over here?

Coraline 12:09

Good.

Darren 12:10

Good, how do we spell your name? C? C.

Coraline 12:14

I don't know O.

Darren 12:16

O, c O, what else Uh?

Coraline 12:21

Hmm, I don't know.

Darren 12:23

R R A L I N E. Oh, I'm going to ask you a challenging question, ready, do you think you inspire people? Yes, yes. Why do you think you inspire people?

Coraline 12:41

Because I was a.

Darren 12:44

Because, why Because?

Coraline 12:45

I was a.

Darren 12:45

Because you're love people. Wow, that's really nice. And do you think they're inspired by you? Mm-hmm, they are. What do you think they're inspired most about? Uh?

Coraline 12:56

Because, mm, because they play with me Butterfly, because?

Darren 13:02

they play with you Butterfly. That's a perfect answer. What do you want to be when you grow up? Um Adult, an adult, yeah. Oh, what do you think is so cool about being an adult? You got to care your kids, yeah.

Coraline 13:17

And you got to make them dinner.

Darren 13:20

So you think the coolest part about being an adult is Taking care of kids and making dinner.

Hiking With a Child in Nature

Coraline 13:25

Yeah, who Wait? Did someone do that with twerk?

Darren 13:29

Uh, someone carved that tree.

Coraline 13:33

Oh yeah, it's a lot of Tell me you, you can do that.

Darren 13:37

You really shouldn't, because it hurts the tree.

Coraline 13:40

What is? What is someone else doing?

Darren 13:42

Because sometimes people don't think.

Coraline 13:45

And some people want to Wait. A birdhouse Right there, Look at that?

Darren 13:51

What kind of bird lives in there?

Coraline 13:53

Uh, some bug tan go in there.

Darren 13:55

Bugs definitely go in there.

Coraline 13:57

A bug just went my eye.

Darren 13:59

It happens, got to get used to it.

Coraline 14:05

It was a fly.

Darren 14:07

It was a little tiny fly.

Coraline 14:10

What if it goes in your eye?

Darren 14:12

Well then you just blink really fast and it comes out. So what do you want to tell the listeners of this show?

Coraline 14:19

Hmm, can we find a birdhouse right now?

Darren 14:21

We found a birdhouse right now. What else, what do you think is most important or important for a listener to hear?

Coraline 14:30

Well, well then I think, whatever it is, I don't think there is room left. Can you guarantee I would, because I want my sisters to go on a hike with me.

Darren 14:37

You want your sisters to go on a hike with you.

Coraline 14:39

Mm-hmm.

Darren 14:39

Okay.

Coraline 14:41

It was like all of my sisters Wait, is this moth?

Darren 14:44

That is. What else do you think is most important?

Coraline 14:47

A bug when they're my eye again.

Darren 14:49

You think a bug is really important.

Coraline 14:51

Yeah, when they're my eye again.

Darren 14:55

What else?

Coraline 14:56

That uh work. Did someone make that with twerk right there?

Darren 15:00

Yes, that's the trail marker. It's also called a blaze.

Coraline 15:03

Oh, so did they make it with twerk, and that tells us if we're on the right trail.

Darren 15:06

It tells us to go left. It tells us to go right.

Coraline 15:08

They did that again work.

Darren 15:10

Yeah, they did it all over this park. Do you hear the plane?

Coraline 15:14

That's not a plane.

Darren 15:15

So when you're hiking, the reason why it's so amazing is you're using all of your senses Right. Take a deep breath, Smell. You smell the nature. What do you smell?

Coraline 15:29

I smell like trees.

Darren 15:30

What else? Poop? You smell poop, you smell trees. What else? Flowers, flowers, anything else? Uh, a moss, a moss, very good observation. And what do you hear? Uh, the birds, birds. What else? The water, the water, Anything else? No, I hear some wind rustling through the leaves. I hear some wind, yeah, and what do you feel?

Coraline 15:55

I feel like a wind. I feel like a wind. I feel like a wind. I feel like a wind.

Darren 15:57

I feel like a wind, yeah, and what do you feel? I?

Coraline 16:00

feel bugs, you feel bugs.

Darren 16:04

What about the breeze? The chill from the breeze?

Coraline 16:08

Uh-huh.

Darren 16:09

You feel warmth.

Coraline 16:11

I feel moss.

Darren 16:12

You feel moss, anything else?

Coraline 16:14

Not the, and I feel warmth and tree and tree dogs.

Darren 16:20

Yeah, and what do you taste?

Coraline 16:26

I taste like weed and stuff you taste the leaves.

Darren 16:28

Well, we're not really using our taste.

Coraline 16:30

We've got it. I wonder what it is in there.

Darren 16:33

That's probably a raccoon. It's a little dead. And then your last sense. Most importantly, what do you see?

Coraline 16:41

Tree.

Darren 16:42

Tree, what else?

Coraline 16:45

Plants, plants and sticks, sticks, walks.

Darren 16:50

What else?

Coraline 16:51

In the leaves, that's it.

Darren 16:52

That's right. What about that stream? And I see a sleam. And if you look all the way up through the clouds and the trees, what do you see? I see A Sun. What about the thing making that noise? Airplane.

Coraline 17:06

Airplane. And daddy, I know what was in there bunny, oh, a bunny could live in there, so that's why it's important for us to hike Let me feel this again, you're using all your senses. Well, this feels so good.

Darren 17:20

Yeah, which? What are you feeling?

Coraline 17:22

I'm feeling moss.

Darren 17:24

Moss, that's right.

Coraline 17:26

Yeah.

Darren 17:27

Feels good.

Coraline 17:28

There's a big ant on that one.

Darren 17:30

Lots of ants. This is their home.

Coraline 17:32

I'm not going to touch that one because there's an ant on it Probably not wise to touch an ant right now. Yeah, I'm touching this one because there's no ants.

Darren 17:40

Yeah.

Coraline 17:41

Even a nut right on the tail.

Darren 17:43

But you see how important it is for us to be a nature.

Coraline 17:45

She has nuts on here.

Darren 17:47

Oh, maybe a squirrel. You see how important it is for us to be a nature.

Coraline 17:52

I want to go on a long hike.

Darren 17:53

Well, this is kind of a long hike, don't worry.

Coraline 17:57

Can we go on a long hike?

Darren 17:59

We are going on a long hike, good.

Coraline 18:03

Not a short hike.

Darren 18:04

Not a short hike. How many miles do you want to go?

Coraline 18:07

Five.

Darren 18:07

Five miles.

Coraline 18:09

No 10.

Darren 18:11

No, I don't think those little tiny legs can go 10. I can.

Coraline 18:14

They can go 10.

Darren 18:15

Okay, well, this is going to be a long hike, then yeah, a long hike. Well, we're almost a mile in. Believe it or not, those little legs are walking yeah this money. What do you think is really important when you're hiking, walking, walking, yeah, how about looking where you're going? Yeah, how about looking where you're going.

Coraline 18:38

I'm feeling trees.

Darren 18:39

Feeling trees. You don't want to do that to too many plants. Here's why Some of those might be poisonous. We want to look out for poison ivy. Don't worry, that was not, but I'm going to point out poison ivy too, so you never, ever ever touch it, not even by mistake.

Coraline 18:56

Okay, what if it's just a tree?

Darren 19:00

If it's the tree, that's fine, but you want to make sure you identify the plants that you're touching.

Coraline 19:05

Can you tell me if it's poison ivy?

Darren 19:07

I will tell you if it's poison ivy, Is that poison ivy? No, poison ivy usually grows on a vine, or it always grows on a vine, because it is a vine it's usually coming from, and around a tree it's got leaves of three, so three leaves. One of the leaves is slightly bigger than the other two and it looks like this. It's like a triangle. So there's one, two and three.

Coraline 19:30

Does it look like that? Is that poison?

Darren 19:31

ivy. No, that's not. That's part of a tree, it's okay, and the stem is usually a little red on the newish Can.

Coraline 19:38

I feel that, can I feel that?

Darren 19:40

And lastly, the leaves are a little bit rigid or jagged. So I'm going to point some out because it's funny.

Coraline 19:45

Daddy, we'll get that leaf.

Darren 19:47

That's a cool leaf.

Coraline 19:48

Yeah, and that one.

Darren 19:50

Yeah, lots of leaves, so we're going to find some poison ivy.

Coraline 19:53

Daddy, I want to see that leaf, what it looks like on the back. Okay, wow, it looks brown on the back.

Darren 20:00

It's going to fell, so it's not alive anymore.

Coraline 20:02

Wow, is this alive?

Darren 20:06

The wetter. Hold on to that special leaf. We're going to find some poison ivy and I'm going to show you what it looks like which is not going to touch it.

Coraline 20:13

Is this poison, ivy?

Darren 20:14

No, that's just a maple leaf.

Coraline 20:16

Oh, does maple leaves look like that? Is that a maple leaf? Yeah, colorful leaves, or those maple leaves. They are. Is it colorful or are they maple leaves?

Darren 20:27

Well, they get colorful when they lose its chlorophyll.

Coraline 20:31

Chlorophyll is what makes it green. This one is colorful, not the poison ivy.

Darren 20:36

Nope, that's not.

Coraline 20:37

The poison ivy is your wand.

Darren 20:39

Oh yeah, you do not want poison ivy Ever.

Coraline 20:43

Are we going back right now?

Darren 20:45

No, we're going down another trailhead.

Coraline 20:48

Oh, it's not. This is back. Are we going to go up that ramp?

Darren 20:54

Yeah, that's a bridge.

Coraline 20:59

For the water, you don't step in it.

Darren 21:01

Hold on. Do you think that you can cross this bridge on your own?

Coraline 21:05

Yeah.

Darren 21:06

OK, go, dad, I come Coming. You found the orange marker. Yeah, it's right there. What does that tell us?

Coraline 21:22

It tells us we're going the right, we're going the right direction.

Darren 21:28

Yeah, point to it. We are going in the right direction.

Coraline 21:31

Dad, this is O3-2.

Darren 21:33

Well, that would have been a telephone pole that they probably repurposed just to make a trailhead. Oh, that's a good thing.

Coraline 21:41

And this is a telephone pole.

Darren 21:44

So, baby, do you have any heroes?

Coraline 21:48

Yes who? Uh, my sisters.

Darren 21:53

Close to them, uh-huh. Why are they your hero?

Coraline 22:02

Because sometimes they play with me.

Darren 22:06

Oh, ok, that's your order.

Coraline 22:09

And then if one of my toys have a booboo, they help them.

Darren 22:14

Do you miss your sisters? Uh-huh yeah, they'll be home soon.

Coraline 22:19

Not that way, because that's the way we just went.

Darren 22:22

You have a really good sense of direction. You must get that from your mama. Go this way.

Coraline 22:29

Which way are we going now?

Darren 22:30

Watch out for the mud. Yeah, there you go. Always look forward, and a little bit slightly down.

Coraline 22:37

What if there's a poop, hoist poop, then you don't step in it, yeah don't step in it. You go around.

Darren 22:43

Go around.

Coraline 22:43

You go right here, and if there's a poop right there, you go right here. Yeah, where is it?

Darren 22:54

Stay out of there, bitch. Why? Because you never know if this boy's not even there.

Coraline 22:59

OK, let's go. I was gonna dig in there If there was, if there was, if there was a cricket. Was there, Dad? What is that?

Darren 23:07

What, what it's a rock.

Coraline 23:11

There's lots of colorful weeds on this.

Darren 23:13

There's lots of everything out here.

Coraline 23:15

So much colorful weeds.

Darren 23:17

What have you learned so far on this hike?

Coraline 23:20

Finding colorful weeds. Daddy, get me a sunny yeah, we're going to go.

Darren 23:23

Can we go swim today? Yeah, for sure.

Coraline 23:26

Can we get me a sunny yeah?

Darren 23:28

Do you want to go to the fair too? Yeah, fairies, get me some animals. Yeah, we are animals. What's your favorite animal? Horse, horse.

Coraline 23:36

I want a sea horse.

Darren 23:38

OK.

Coraline 23:39

I want a sea horse.

Darren 23:40

You want a sea horse, like as in a sea horse, or you want to see a horse.

Coraline 23:45

Like a real horse.

Darren 23:46

A real horse, but not a sea horse. Yeah, ok.

Coraline 23:50

I wonder why this bridge is here. Because of the water, yes.

Darren 23:53

You have to walk over the water. It's a nice trail, huh.

Coraline 24:00

Mm-hmm.

Darren 24:03

How are your legs doing Good Good? Are you motivated?

Coraline 24:08

No.

Darren 24:09

No.

Coraline 24:10

That means I'm not even tired.

Darren 24:12

No, motivated doesn't mean that you're tired, not. Do you want to keep going? Do you feel good about yourself?

Coraline 24:19

Yes, I want to keep going.

Darren 24:21

All right, let's hike up this mountain and get to where we're going. Ready, are we focused? We're on a mission. Now, right, what's the mission? Going home, no, getting up this mountain One foot in front of the next. That's how you do it.

Coraline 24:39

Wow, I thought of putting.

Darren 24:40

Hey, core line. All right, look here there's poison ivy when, right here. You see those leaves growing on this tree. Here the three leaves. All right, you see how they're growing on that vine. Ok, sometimes they grow on the floor because they stretch out. Ok, see three leaves. They're a little bit shiny. There's one main one that's longer than the other two. The branch that connects the leaves is slightly red and the leaves are a little jagged. You touch that and you'll get very itchy. So we're never going to touch that.

Coraline 25:12

Daddy, is that poison, ivy?

Darren 25:14

That was poison, ivy. Yes.

Coraline 25:16

Is that poison ivy on that tree.

Darren 25:18

No.

Coraline 25:18

That's a white ball.

Darren 25:19

Oh wait, yeah, that's poison ivy right there too.

Coraline 25:22

Hey Daddy, hey what. I know what this is from. Someone maybe walked a toy. Maybe yeah, they maybe walked a truck. They're like little yellow truck toys yeah.

Darren 25:40

All right, we're doing it. We're almost up this mountain. Keep going, Keep going. Have any more words of wisdom for us? No, OK, you getting tired? No Good, I like that. Lots of energy, right? Yeah, it's giving me so much energy. Here we go. More poison ivy Ready. See this hairy vine Now it's fuzzy that right there attaches itself to the tree and it grows up this tree. It eventually chokes a tree. You know why that vine has a cut in it? Because someone who works here is really nice cut the vine which kills the poison ivy above it.

Coraline 26:25

Oh.

Darren 26:26

But it's still poisonous.

Coraline 26:27

So someone's been very nice and they kill the poison ivy.

Darren 26:30

But it's still poisonous. Here, actually, come here. This, right here, that right, there is poison ivy. This one. See how it comes out Slightly red on the inside. Don't touch with your foot, it's fine. It's my foot. One, two, three. The main one is a little bit longer and bigger than the others. It's a little jagged, shiny.

Coraline 26:48

Are you only allowed to touch it with your foot?

Darren 26:50

because you have so long I can, because I know what I'm doing and I don't want you even playing around with it. But that's how dangerous it is. It looks like all the other little plants here. It's all over here.

Coraline 27:05

I'm not going to pick up any more leaves.

Darren 27:07

OK, so what have you learned today on this hike?

Coraline 27:12

Picking up leaves.

Darren 27:14

You learned picking up leaves, so you love picking up leaves. I don't get that leaf. I see it.

Coraline 27:18

I'm going to show you what's in my foot.

Darren 27:19

This is endless supply of leaves.

Coraline 27:20

Good job, that leaf.

Darren 27:21

What color is it?

Coraline 27:24

What is the other one that I don't know?

Darren 27:27

God did you learn how to cross the stream?

Coraline 27:29

We need about crossing the stream. We need about seeing if we see poison ivy not touching it.

Darren 27:38

Anything else? No, All right. Well, I think that's a really good job, the fun guy right now. Of course it is. It's a sunny day.

Coraline 27:46

So can we go to the field.

Darren 27:47

Absolutely we can.

Coraline 27:49

Yay.

Darren 27:50

Next time on I Took a Hike. We kick off season two with Michael Malgiri and, trust me, you won't want to miss this incredible story. Tune in Tuesday, september 12th, for the premiere of season two of I Took a Hike, hosted by me, darren Mass. Until next time, thanks for listening.