Southern Utah Trip

In a nutshell:

5 days
4 nights
3 campsites
3 National Parks (Zion's, Grand Canyon & Bryce)
41 states' license plates + D.C.
4 Canadian provinces license plates + 1 European (Germany)
18+ miles we each hiked
24 birds species identified
Many wildlife--favorites include the Kaibab squirrel, bats & various lizards
3 skinned knees
0 accidents from little Bug! (a true camping miracle)
$4.50 to shower
800 or so miles added to our van
5 happy & tired family members

Zions National Park

Happy hikers

On the trail to the Narrows

Begin water part of hike

Good thing it was warm this day because the water was COLD!

Cool water fall

Posers

This was the coolest hike ever

We love Zion's National Park!!

Trailhead to Middle & Upper Emerald Pools

We saw SO many lizards!

And at Upper Emerald Pool the kids caught many water skeeters and tadpoles

Weeping Wall hike

Grand Canyon National Park

Bright Angel Point

B wanted to take this butterfly home

The Grand Canyon

Pretty bird, pretty bird  (Stellar's Jay)

The "Ant home" the kids built.  They built big walls on all sides in case the ants got invaded, collected "wheat" for them to eat, made play areas for the ants and caught several red & black ants each to put into the home.

Bryce Canyon National Park

Rainbow Point

Before the Loop trail at Rainbow Point.  A nice couple with a gorgeous husky loved all our hats & offered to take a picture for us.

Little Miss

Going down into the canyon on the Navajo Loop Trail

Tree seat

What a cool hike!

We loved looking for shapes in the hoodoos.  Big J saw Rayman in this one from the Wii game Raving Rabbids.

Post-Navajo Loop picture.  What a neat canyon!  We loved this trip and camping & hiking together as a family with no electronics for a full 5 days! (well, ok, except for the portable DVD player in the car and listening to Magic Tree House on CD)