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Field Trip #3


Another 20 tickets earned = another field trip!  

 This time, we headed to Lindsborg (a.k.a. Little Sweden). It's such a pretty little town and boy, do they take their Swedish heritage seriously!  After a stop at the Hemsjold Gift Shop to see the Dala Horse Factory and after playing at the greatest little park I've ever seen, we headed north to Coronado Heights.  I've actually never been there before, so this was a fun trip.  

 Coronado Heights is a hill northwest of Lindsborg. It is alleged to be near the place where Francisco Vasquez de Coronado gave up his search for the seven cities of gold and turned around to return to Mexico (Wikipedia).  In 1936, the castle and picnic areas were built as a WPA project.  We had a good time exploring and eating lunch on top of the castle!  
This lady gave the kids their own wooden dala horses
which Cambry and Delaney promptly decorated
when we got home.  Here she is painting on an
ornament we bought.


Just look at this playground!









Sandstone everywhere - easily carved into!
Brotherly duties!



Great views!



We had fun driving over this one lane
bridge with its "Welcome" and "Come
Again" signs

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