Camping Trip

I can't believe I let Caleb and Megan hike up to the top of "Turtle Rock". This photo doesn't show you how high up they really were.

This is a cave just 10 feet from our tent. The kids hiked and played in the dirt non-stop, which lead them to fall asleep as soon as their heads hit their pillows.

Just minutes before we left the kids were finally able to catch the evasive lizard.

On the way home the kids and their dads swam in a hot springs pool that's literally in the middle of nowhere. Their are shallow parts and deep parts and some parts that are so deep that scuba divers have yet to find the bottom.

For Spring Break we took the kids camping. We went with Trevor's parents and his sister and her family. This was a good test for us because we quickly figured out what supplies we lacked, but since we went with other families that are camping regulars they helped us out with the essentials that we'd forgotten like matches, pans, and spatulas.

We camped in the Red Cliffs Recreation Area which is about 20 miles north of St George. We were fortunate to get camping spots close to the water spigot and the "vault toilets". Most people wouldn't want to be so close to the glorified port-a-potties but since we have little kids who wanted us to accompany them to "the hole" we saved a lot of walking because we were so close.

The weather was a bigger issue then the forecast had predicted. On the drive down on Wednesday night we encountered 5 snow storms, 3 of which were whiteouts and forced us to drive by braille (using the rumble strip to keep us on the road) since even the painted road lines were invisible. By the time we made it to Utah's Dixie the snow turned to rain, which we had at some point each day exept the day we left, of course.

All in all the kids had a great time and that's all the matters. Since my nieces and nephews entertained my kids, it gave me a chance to enjoy myself too.

But the best part of camping is coming home and enjoying a nice long hot shower and crawling into a soft bed.