I think I mentioned before that we were in Canada for a work conference for Nate. That meant that from about 8:30 to 4:00 each day he was in class and I was with the kids. I was daunted, let's be serious. It's scary for me to adventure without my chief adventure buddy, especially in another country (even if it is just Canada). Nate had prepared pages upon pages of options of places for me to take the kids exploring, so day 1 came, he headed to class, and I figured we might as well give something a shot. We started with an easy one, within walking distance of our house. Summit Park was the name, and let me tell you by the time we were done, we were grumpy. It was hot as blazes, and the highlight of the park was this creepy retaining pond surrounded by high fences complete with barbed wire and metal spikes on the top. At the end, the kids and I had a frank discussion about how this was the dumbest park ever and we needed to try something else that afternoon. That was the...