Cedar City Trip 6-3-07

The day started pretty early for us. Vince and I drove to my suegra's house, where we linked up with Mike and hit the road. The trip was thankfully uneventful and four hours later, the three of us zipped into the Cedar City KOA and got situated.

The cabin we rented was really nice. It had a queen-sized bed for Mike and a set of bunks for Squirt and I. And the air conditioner kept it nice and cool while we adventured in the country side.






Here's a shot of Vince and Mike inside the cabin. The cabin interiors are all weather-sealed and polished to a bright shine. When we first entered, the place was spotless. (Unlike when we left!)





Vince saw the pool as soon as we pulled into the campground. He could barely contain himself as we unpacked the car. However, due to his good behavior on the trip and a successful potty attempt, I was glad to reward him with a cool dip. Heck, Mike and I even joined him!

After we had swam a bit and washed up, we went to the local Chili's for lunch and then motored out to our first hike, Spring Creek Canyon. While not in any park, the trail was a perfect little gem. It was close to Cedar City, not too technical and filled with gorgeous scenery. But don't take my word for it...

This was the view from the trailhead into the canyon.
While it doesn't look it, the day was very cool and breezy...perfect for an afternoon hike.






Mike was nice enough to take a picture of Vince and I getting ready to roll.







Like most canyons, the trail was very broad and sandy at first.








Vince and Mike were quite the team. I really think it was good for Vince to see Mike outside of the usual "Grandma's House" setting. Outdoor adventuring is a real bonding experience.






Once we got into the canyon proper, the canyon walls got much closer!







Scenery like this really catches Vince's attention.
Even then, I'm pretty sure he got a bigger kick out of the babbling brook than the red rock walls.






Not far into the canyon, we found this tiny little alcove that was about fifteen feet across and over 100 feet tall. Years of flash flooding had moved those big boulders into blocking this tributary leading into the main canyon.





At about 6:00 pm, we stopped at a canyon intersection for dinner. You can't tell from the photo, but we were deep in an old stream bed surrounded by sheer canyon walls. It was awesome.






On the way back, we found this hole in the sandstone that had been bored out by centuries of fluvial activity. Vince thought it was pretty neat to be able to crawl into it.
I couldn't get over the fact that he had thousands of tons of rock situated over his head!




Finally, we made it back to the trailhead.
From here, we packed up and headed back to the campground.







Vince had behaved so well on the hike, it was easy for me to agree to another swim. (That, and the fact that we were all hot and dirty from the walk!)



When Squirt finally hit the sack, he went to sleep almost instantly. He did really well sleeping in the same room with Mike and I. Heck, I was worried my snoring was going to wake him up!