Summer Vacation

We just spent most of the week down south in the Bryce Canyon area. We did a lot of driving and a lot of hiking.
Our first day we drove to Goblin Valley down by Green River. It was really, really cool and the kids loved climbing on the "goblins".

There was no shade and the sun and climbing around really wore the kids out.

Our second day was spent on the longest, hardest, sandiest, hottest yet most rewarding hike. We went to Calf Creek and hiked into a place that had an amazing waterfall. The trail was sandy like a beach which made it really hard to walk in. It was about a 6 mile hike round trip and yes we took Paityn and Andee. They got carried quite a bit but for the most part they did really good.



Our next day was spent doing a smaller, shorter hike and traveling. Our last day we spent in Bryce Canyon. It was amazing. We did another long hike into the canyon and out.



The first picture is of Dave at the top of the canyon looking in a little bit. The second is of my two little hikers. They were such troopers. And the last is a picture of the trail that we hiked on to get out of the canyon. You can see ALL the switchbacks that just kept going up and up and up. I thought I would never get out. When we got close to the top we saw a lady going down it in a knee-length skirt and high heels. I sure hope she made it.
We had a great time but it sure was nice to get back to a sand-free, air-conditioned home with soft beds, a kitchen. showers and bathrooms.