Back-packin' it!

We had planned to hike 40 Mile Canyon, so

the plan was to drive down the Hole in the Rock

road, camp for the night, then head out

the next morning. We found a great place

to set up the tents and got a great night's

sleep - it rained in the night which was really cool.

We woke up to this pretty rainbow.

And a dead battery. Great.

At girls camp the day before, I had two dead

battery mishaps (I won't go into it, but I'll

just say it involved my unlocked door, the DVD

player, and one of the young women).

So apparently the battery had just been drained

too much - twice. Luckily we found a family camping

nearby that agreed to jump start us. But since we

were heading into some very remote country,

we decided not to risk being stranded.

The hike we had planned on was off...

Instead, we had to back-track to Escalante

to get a new battery. Bummer.

On the way to get the new battery we

passed Dance Hall Rock. This is where the

pioneers would stop and have dances before

the hard work ahead.

Since we didn't have enough time to do the hike

we had planned, we decided to hike up the

Escalante River instead. Here we are just

getting started...

What a fun trail! We crossed the river many

times, and since it was so hot - it was

very refreshing!!

This was a cool natural bridge. Terry & I

thought we'd bring the kids back here

and hike up to the bridge sometime.

Stopping for lunch by the petroglyphs and

the dwelling off to the right.

Crossing the river again.

We set up camp by Sand Creek where there

was a spring with the best drinking water!

We dropped off our backpacks at camp

and explored the canyons - so

much cool stuff to see!

The river wound its way through some

beautiful canyons with lots of petroglyphs

and cool rocks. It was so much fun!

Where we set up camp.

At the end of the trail.