Yesterday, Will headed out to find a trail from Chris's house out into the wilderness nearby. In the process he got our van stuck in sand and had to be bailed out but he did find a way across the Virgin River and into the wilderness to a natural arch and hike through canyons to sand dunes.
We headed out as a family to do the reverse of Will's hike. It was so beautiful (and hot)!
We really enjoyed dipping our toes in the river.
We found this tree or bush that had been eaten by the dry, hot, wind from the inside out.
The arch was very cool. I haven't seen a natural arch in person until today. It was fun to know it was so close to Chris's house and with in walking distance.
Clare was too hot and tired to keep hiking with us. We let her stay by the river and cool down while we headed into the canyon to scramble up and up and up!
On the far end of the hike we came to some sand dunes. The kids had a blast jumping down the dunes and filling every pocket/elbow crease/ear canal/ with sand.
Our hike was long and we started to worry we had left Clare for too long. Will hiked ahead to collect Clare while Chris, the other kids, and I made our way down through the canyon.
Back at the river, where Clare had spent her hours cooling her toes and relaxing, the kids jumped all the way into the river.
We were hoping to hike the Narrows in Zions. Even with COVID weirdness the crowds in Zions are significant. We couldn't get tickets and there was a toxic algae bloom in the water. So we had to bail out of the Narrows. This hike turned out to be SO much better. We were the only people on the trail the whole time. We got to pick our path many times. We got to see trails that were not crowded or over used. The kids scrambled up crazy high rocks. We got to see a natural arch and roll down the sand dunes. It was beautiful!
When we got back to the vacation home we all jumped in the pool with out hiking clothes on. The pool was the perfect temperature! We loaded up on Little Caesars Pizza and were thankful for the day.
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