We did not have any big plans for Spring Break this year and it turned out that we scheduled a lot of dr and dental appointments during the week since no one would have to miss school for it. To balance out the practical part of our week, we decided that we better try to do a couple of fun things as well.
The weather was perfect for doing some hiking so on Thursday, the 17th, we headed to Bluff to see Grandma and Hugh and hike the old Pioneer Dugway in Butler Wash. It's been a few years since we hiked that trail and now that the kids are bigger (boys especially) it would be a good day's hike.
We bumped our way to the wash and parked on the top. Then we piled out and making sure we had our water, we headed to the trail. The weather could not have been better. It was a bit warmish in the sunshine and a bit nippy in the shadow of the canyon walls. You could get whatever you needed by moving a few feet.
We ended up going further than we have gone before, down into the bottom along the creek. We hiked to a big cottonwood tree, rested a bit and then turned around. Some day I'd like to hike to the end where it meets the San Juan River.
I was happy that Mom and Hugh could come with us. They are fun!
I love where we live, there are so many amazing places to see. Like my dad used to say, "Why would I want to travel the world? I still haven't seen all of San Juan County!"
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| The crew heading to the trail. |
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| I think I need some walking sticks like Hugh's |
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| Hiking/playing on sandstone is so fun. |
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| This is an old wagon road the Bluff pioneers made to use rather than having to go up and down San Juan hill. Along the way you can see the cribbing they put in to create the road on the slopes of the hills. Hard to believe it's still there after all these years. |
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| Two of my favorite people! |
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| There was a lot of water in the bottom of the wash. Soren found a spot to sit and ponder |
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| maybe he was just being a boy and throwing stuff in the water... |
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| Some of them decided to try to find a way up different than the trail we came down on. The boys were pretty determined to follow their dad up this sandy wash bank. Trying to make any headway climbing in sand is hard work! |
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| Nice photobomb, Nina! (wearing the hat of Grandpa Karl's that she ended up with after he passed away.) |
When we got back to the vehicles we spent some time rehydrating and visiting while the boys and girls picked up and threw rocks. Sadie was practicing her shot-put and discus techniques…
I managed to coerce some mom-child selfies...
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Mom and Soren… Mom and Charlie |
Oh, and a selfie with my sweetie….
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| who are those old people?? |
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| Finding special rocks, (my boys LOVE rocks) Some of them had quite a collection but I told them they could not bring all of them home, so they chucked them. |
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