Well my title explains a lot. First I have had an awful head cold for over a week now. I am assuming I received the bug from my adorable nephew Kyle. Kyle came and hung out with me last Tuesday because he was sick and didn't want to go to school. I loved being able to spend some one-on-one with the darling boy, but I've decided I do not like the germs he shared. In all Mucinex and tissues have become my constant companions. But I think I am finally starting to get over the cold.
On Saturday Brandon took me and all five of the kids (Brandon, Chris, Ryan, Kyle and Kaylee) on a hike overlooking the Santa Clara river I think it is called Anasazi Ridge. At first the kids, and myself, were a bit skeptical about the amazingness of the hike. I had personally wanted to go to Zion but it was late into the afternoon so that idea was ruled out. There is a graded trail that meanders up the hill. The three oldest took of running and the the younger two stayed with me and Brandon. As we approached the top of hill we took a left and hiked up hill a little longer until we came to a small cliff line. On this cliff line there were hundreds of petroglyphs! The kids were so excited. It didn't take long until they were scrambling over boulders yelling at us to come and see what they had found. I was amazed as well. I couldn't believe how well preserved they were. Some of the ones on the top of the rock were fading due to erosion and frequent visitors. The view was also stunning. The Santa Clara river was below us with towering red cliffs behind us. The weather was amazing! We were all hiking in short sleeved shirts and soaking up the sun. After the hike we stopped and had ice cream at Arctic Circle. Overall it was a wonderful day that I thoroughly enjoyed and I cannot wait to have another like it. Welp that's it for now.
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| "Look! Its goats!!!" |
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| Kyle asking me to come and see what he found! |
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| Brandon pointing out some more petroglyphs. |
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| These are some of the petroglyphs that are found at the top of the cliff/boulder line. I was amazed at how preserved most of the are despite the elements over time. |
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| Feet!! With toes even! |
