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| Ready to slot it up |
It doesn't get much better than an entire day to explore without kids. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE hiking with my little nuggets, but after a couple of miles, the whining starts (from one particular munchkin who is 6 and who's name rhymes with K.K.), and you kinda just might want to go back home :) (I'm holding out high hopes this is a phase..... It is, right??)
So today while the boys played with their good buddy, Jayden, Steve and I got an entire DAY to pick a cool, long hike and just explore. We chose Slide Rock Arch which, recommended by our friends Lisa and Darren.
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| Super pretty views and very sticky clay and quicksand -- fun :) |
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| pariah "windows" |
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| Love this rock varnish. Beautiful! |
To get to Slide Rock Arch, you have to walk (wade, slide, sink?) down the Pariah River. It was hovering around 100 degrees today and a lot of the hike was full sun and the "river" was filled with quicksand and slick clay. It was a workout! Nearly 14 miles round-trip. Fun stuff, to say the least. I love this sort of thing.
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| ahh! love this!! |
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| cool triangle rocks just placed so neatly here. Mother Nature, You RULE. |
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| I really am diggin' these shots that Steve took. Check out the striped walls. awesomeness! |
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| river rocks, slots, and us! |
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| Rock creature dude |
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| Slide Rock Arch!! Massive! COOL! |
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| Taking cover from the sun. |
Even with four miles of slot canyon, the temps were brutal. Even the river was hot! The breeze was hot! Sheesh! I can see how people can get in trouble, fast, out here.
And really -- quicksand is no joke. We've lost 2 pairs of shoes to it (kid shoes, different occasions) and I was about THIS close today. I always thought, before moving to Utah, that quicksand was this made up thing from Super Mario Bros 3. Yeh, no.
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| Man, nothing beats this. NOTHING! |
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| Slide Rock |
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| Almost back -- hot, sticky, and thirsty. Ready for a nice cold beer. |
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Days like these -- brilliant blue skies (sorry other states, but Utah has you beat), red sand, orange rocks, a rainbow of river rocks, hawks soaring (we actually saw a falcon try to take down a bird about 10 feet in front of our faces), striped walls of deep burgundy, shimmering silver clay, the sound of wind blowing through the canyon, rippling springs.. ugh. Seriously, Utah. I heart you. xoxoxo
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