Fun Family Hike

This past Saturday I told Brandon we should get out of the house and do something outdoors. So, we took the boys up Mapleton canyon and went on a fun little hike. It was perfect for the boys - not to hard and not too easy. The day was absolutely beautiful and it was only chilly enough for a light jacket. The boys seem to open up and chit chat so much when we are out in nature. I love it!

There has been a lot of snow this past year and the spring runoff shows it. this stream is typically just a small trickle. 

Peter brought his camera along to take some shots for his photography class. I love this picture so much. He has loved learning about rocks the past month in school and he wanted to make sure he got a good shot of sedimentary rocks. Love it!

They have a few cute benches made out of logs and this one came at the perfect spot. Luke was trying to rub two sticks together so he could make fire. It was hilarious. Papa told us all about the correct way of starting a fire. We decided we need to try the string method really soon. Like I said, these boys really get chatty when they are away from the house out in nature.

We call this spot of rocks the craggy place. They of course are metamorphic rocks. Both of the boys wanted to pose for me. Seriously, they are hilarious.

We spent about an hour and a half just walking around. When we came home we found on that one of the two trails takes you up to Maple lakes. That would be an awesome hike. It's about 4 miles one way.....so we might have to wait a few years until we are all up to that.