After we watched Alicia for 5 days Kathy came home and we got ready to go on a weekend getaway to Zion. Kathy had agreed to watch our kids for a few days after she got back. The first place we stopped on our way to Zion National Park was in the Kolob Canyon area. There is a creek that splits into forks and only the most common hike is shown on maps. Kent had done some research on the other forks of the creek and we decided to try the Taylor Creek south fork trail. When we were starting the hike we didn't see the official trail on the left but instead followed a dry stream bed down a hill and then along these amazing rock walls. We hiked on a smaller trail along these huge walls with arches and nooks. When we decided to turn around we found what was the actual official trail so we took it back. We were so glad that we had accidentally taken the wrong trail in the first place because that part of the hike was so much more interesting. We are hoping to take our kids there.
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| In Kolob Canyon after our hike |
The second day of our trip we were trying to find another less well known hike off a dirt road off the highway. We were staying on the East side of the park near Mt. Carmel and we drove around forever looking for that stupid dirt road that we thought didn't exist. We ended up giving up and hiked across the mesa to get to Observation Point. It was amazing and had spectacular views. And daredevil chipmunks that try to climb on you and steal your food.
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| Don't be fooled. These cute little guys are not as innocent as they look. |
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| You can see Angel's Landing about 2/3 of the way up on the right. We did that hike our 3rd day. |
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| See all those switchbacks? That is another way up to observation point. We took the easy way: by car. |
On the way back to our hotel we saw the road we had been looking for that morning. It was much easier to see coming from the other direction. Maybe we will try it out next time we are there.
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