This was the best hike we did. It was almost dark when Adam took this picture and the words were reflective so it looked like they are glowing in this picture.
We had a little deer friend follow us on this bridge. She is right behind Tori here in the picture.
There are petroglyphs behind me on this rock wall. They don't show up very well in this picture because it's so small but they were pretty cool.
My happy girl!
Me trying to see the petroglyphs up on the high walls. How in the world did they even get up there to write them in the first place? Adam told me that his dad is convinced that petroglyphs were just the ancient teenagers writing graffiti on the walls and that the Elders and Chiefs were probably mad about it. Lol.
Here we are during our Echo Canyon hike.
Kade was on this hike a good couple hours and he was so happy the whole time. He didn't fuss at all. He is an outdoors boy.
The big kids rock climbing. Our hikes took FOREVER, mostly because we had to stop at every big rock (and there was a lot of them) so they could climb them.
More hiking pics.....
Kade slept like a rock every night just like at home.
The kids are telling ghost stories to each other. They scared themselves into sleeping together on the bottom bunk. Which is funny, because earlier they were fighting about who got to sleep on the top.
Roasting hot dogs and marshmallows and then afterward we watched the meteor shower.
This is what the cabins looked like from the outside. So quaint.
This is shots of the tent area and the playground and grass area.
The campground also had a nice pool that we took advantage of in the afternoons. It was coooold though. Kade wasn't a huge fan of that.
All in All, I have to give this trip 5 stars and reccommend it to anyone. It was so beautiful and quiet. The town is super small without even a grocery store, so go prepared because you can't buy it once you get there (I learned this the hard way and Tori had to wear shoes that were too small for her the whole trip)but the people were friendly and the restaurants AMAZING.
One time our Stake Presidency taught one lesson in our Marriage/Parenting class at church. They opened up the floor for questions and one question that was asked was, "If you could go back and raise your children again, what would you do differently?" President Christensen answered, "I would have taken my family on more vacations. They are important for building memories and close ties."
That has stuck in my head for a couple years now. Money is always an issue of course, but this trip did not cost us much and the memories are priceless. It proved to me that President Christensen was right and we need to do it more often.
3 comments:
Oh that looks so fun. That's it, we're going to get out and do something fun before the summer is over...wait that's less than a week before schools starts right? I better hurry.
OH my gosh! That looks like a blast ! I love that you are a out doors girl. Maybe we should go hiking or something adventurous. GO us!
Julie that looks like an amazing trip. I love the cabins--with a bathroom--perfect way to camp! The way I would like to camp at least :) That is really funny about the petroglyphs.
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