Best story of the year: 3 teens walk their dog around Grapevine Lake
When I was 16, my best friend and his 13-year-old brother and I drove from Arlington to Houston to watch a weekend series of Houston Astros games in the Astrodome. We got permission from our parents, we bought the tickets and secured the hotel reserverations in advance. The trip was a total blast, and it was a great growing-up experience for us. Not sure, however, if I'll be so cool with my kid if he wants to take such a long-distance adventure when he's 16, but I hope there will be a good opportunity to let him do just that.
In this week's Messenger is a great story about three 16-year-old Flower Mound boys who this summer took a walk around Grapevine Lake -- ALL THE WAY around Grapevine Lake. 30 miles, 28 hours, just the boys and a labrador retriever, all to themselves. What they saw and what they learned along the way will stay with them forever, I hope. How great it is that such a simple idea can turn into such a rewarding experience. Read the story!
posted by Chip Mahaney @ 8:32 PM
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I loved that story. My house backs up to Corp property and I imagined them coming through my area. If I'd known, I would have gone down to the trail to cheer them on!
As I read the story, I wondered what goals these young men would set next...I just know they'll want another challenge!
When my son was 16 my work took me to the Olympics in Los Angeles. I took him with me. While there he got an offer to work one of the sponsor's venues. I can't believe to this day that I let him stay for 3 weeks! It was a great experience for him and he was much more mature and self sufficient when he returned home.
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