Wyatt’s Walk in the Woods
June 14
Dear Diary,
Today I went to Underhill State Park in Vermont with Dad. The park is in Mount Mansfield State Forest.
We packed water and a snack. Dad put a map in his bag. I put on my shoes and tied them tight.
At the park, we saw a sign for a trail. Dad said a trail is a path made for people to walk on. We chose it for our hike.
The trail went into the woods. I heard birds call from the trees. The ground smelled damp, like rain.
Soon I saw a little stream. Water ran over gray rocks. I wanted to get a closer look.
A narrow gap went off into the trees. I took one step toward it. Then Dad called, “Wait, Wyatt!”
He came to stand by me. The gap was not a marked trail. We could not tell where it went.
Dad showed me the map again. Our trail ran near the stream up ahead. We could keep walking and look for it there.
I was sad to leave the gap. It looked like a secret way. But I did not want us to get lost.
We stayed on the trail. A few minutes later, we came to a spot where we could see the stream again.
- damp:
- A little wet.
- stream:
- A small flow of water.
- narrow:
- Not wide.
- gap:
- An opening between things.
- marked:
- Having signs or other marks to show the way.
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“Wyatt’s Walk in the Woods” is a diary entry reading passage about Hiking safely, written for Lower Elementary. It takes about 2 minutes to read (278 words) and comes with an interactive quiz and a printable worksheet with comprehension questions and an answer key.