Day Five- Bushkill Falls

Beautiful Waterfalls

While at Bushkill Falls we went on a hike through the forest past beautiful waterfalls. Unfortunately about two minutes into our hike Nick was turned around tell me how steep the trail was and wasn't watching where he was going. Nick came down strange on his ankle and gave it a good twist. We continued on our hike, but we spent so much time waiting on Nick to catch up.

Gem Mining

While we were at Bushkill Falls Uncle Tim got all the kids a large bag of sand to search for gems in. They dumped the sand onto a screen and rinsed the dirt and sand away with water. When the kids pulled out the screen they had all different kinds of colored of gems. What ever they found in their bag was for them to keep. Now Nick has a beautiful arrangement of different gems like rubies and emeralds.

Indian Historical Information

At Bushkill falls they had an area where you can go in and learn about Native Americans. We were able to see different tools Indians made and used. We were also able to go inside an Indian hut and check out a canoe they made from a tree log.