we had to cross this natural creek
this is the sight I saw the entire hike- Blyss' skinny little legs dangling from the pack- and yes she does have a dress on
Pretty view on the mountains around us
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Wind Caves
Today we decided to hike a popular trail to go see the wind caves(since it was too muddy to work in the yard- thanks to all the heavy rain we recieved this week- it washed away all of our grass seed that we had planted). The trail was 1.8 miles to the wind caves and the route gains 1,000 feet in elevation from the canyon floor to the caves. So it was a pretty steep trip up, but great going down- except being tired by that point. Zak carried Blyss in a backpack and Hallee walked. Hallee is such a trooper- this hike was not easy- and almost 4 miles, she did incredibly well. When we were about back to the car she started complaining that her feet hurt and that she was tired, and all she wanted to do when she got back to the car was to take off her shoes, and have her blankie. We didn't see any wildlife besides a dead elk head. Hallee thought she saw a lion but just turned out to be someone's yellow lab. We hope to go on more hikes- maybe not as hard as this one though!!!! Here are some pictures of our hike. The arches of the cave were formed by wind and water eroding away limestone.
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3 comments:
Beautiful! I wish we had more things like that to do around here! :) We just get to run up and down the same path next to the busy road!! Your girls are so cute!
What a pretty area - and cool arches! It's funny because the last couple days Ty has been telling me that we need to find some places to hike. We'd have to buy us some packs for the kids though - definitely. It's nice to get out in nature and enjoy.
Too bad about your grass. You guys worked so hard!
Looks like fun! That is a hike we wanted to take this year but maybe we could borrow your backpack for me:) Also, I am having a Yard Sale with all the proceeds going to the American Cancer Society on Saturday, June 20th. If you have anything you are taking to the D.I. would you mind if we tryed to sell it?? I don't have your correct email I guess so can you send it to me, please?? waymat99@plmw.com. Thanks
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