Lucky you!!! You get to follow the Carter family on a virtual field trip to Red Cliffs. Of course, it wasn't virtual for us. Ü Jarid was taken to this little beauty while he was Field Training for Sheriff Patrol. Gotta know where the action is so you can help all those suckas who get into trouble, eh? (P.S. Jarid passed his 3-month Patrol Field Training in just 3 weeks!!! That's my awesome husband for ya!)
Back to the story...The lesser known areas he's been introduced to, like this one, are great finds and he offerred to take us to see them! This one is only about 45 minutes from our house.
Here Jarid is showing his boyish spirit by seeing how far he can climb up this crevice.
Julian quickly decides to follow in dad's footsteps. No prodding necessary! Logan makes a brave attempt to follow and I stay behind to take great pictures.
With a little help Julian is successful! She LOVES it!!!
Just a pretty picture of an arch.
After we hike on some trails, we walk across the street to a wide, rushing river. It's overflowing the banks. We sit on what Julian correctly identifies as conglomerate rocks and dip our feet in the cool water.
Whoa! That's cold!!! (See Logan's face?) We also find some smaller pieces of red rock with quartzite veins. We pick a sample to add to Julian's rock collection.
Back to the story...The lesser known areas he's been introduced to, like this one, are great finds and he offerred to take us to see them! This one is only about 45 minutes from our house.
Here Jarid is showing his boyish spirit by seeing how far he can climb up this crevice.
Julian quickly decides to follow in dad's footsteps. No prodding necessary! Logan makes a brave attempt to follow and I stay behind to take great pictures.
With a little help Julian is successful! She LOVES it!!!
Just a pretty picture of an arch.
After we hike on some trails, we walk across the street to a wide, rushing river. It's overflowing the banks. We sit on what Julian correctly identifies as conglomerate rocks and dip our feet in the cool water.
Whoa! That's cold!!! (See Logan's face?) We also find some smaller pieces of red rock with quartzite veins. We pick a sample to add to Julian's rock collection.On our way back to the road, Dad points out an abandoned,
beaver-felled tree. See the teeth marks? Cool!
After crossing the road, we notice a picnic area with more trails. Look! A whole wall with quartzite viens. Pretty!
Up the sandy trail aways, dad sees a cave above our heads. I have to stand on a tree limb and hold the camera high above my head to take this picture. Fancy stuff, eh?
Since we can't climb straight up the wall to the cave, dad seeks another route.
After crossing the road, we notice a picnic area with more trails. Look! A whole wall with quartzite viens. Pretty!Up the sandy trail aways, dad sees a cave above our heads. I have to stand on a tree limb and hold the camera high above my head to take this picture. Fancy stuff, eh?Since we can't climb straight up the wall to the cave, dad seeks another route. UP...then OVER the top of the cave...
...then BACK DOWN...and...
VOILA!!!
Then, of course, the kids want to get up in there, so I hoist them up to my shoulders (I know, I'm so strong!) Then Jarid reaches down, grabs hold of their hands and pulls them on their bellies to the top of the wall. Man! We are SO adventurous!!! Logan was a real trooper. It's good to see how strong he's grown this year.
...then BACK DOWN...and...VOILA!!! Then, of course, the kids want to get up in there, so I hoist them up to my shoulders (I know, I'm so strong!) Then Jarid reaches down, grabs hold of their hands and pulls them on their bellies to the top of the wall. Man! We are SO adventurous!!! Logan was a real trooper. It's good to see how strong he's grown this year.On the drive home, we say good-bye to what Julian dubbed
the "gi-freakin-normous" windmills.
Thanks for sharing our adventure. It was great having you along!
6 comments:
You have got to come out with it... where did you go? 45 min away from your house? PLEASE!!
That was an awesome field trip! You guys looked like you had so much fun. I bet Logan is just loving being able to do so much lately.
You know, you could hand the camera to Jarid once in a while so we can see you, too....
Gorgeous!
wow it is so pretty there...I didn't know you were going, but how fun. The kids look like they had a blast, and it is nice to see what a big smile jarid has...hahahahaha
I'm heading out and going on a road trip. Well not yet. I need to remember that there are so many amazing places so close.
Thanks for taking me along on your journey.
I hate to break it to ya, but those veins probably weren't quartzite, but quartz. That's the nit-picky geologist in me talking. Was that up Spanish Fork Canyon? I recognize the wind farm.
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