Friday, July 24, 2009

Spring Break 2009 Hiking in Southern, UT






"Treat the earth well: it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children. We do not inherit the Earth from our Ancestors, we borrow it from our Children."
*Ancient Indian Proverb

This spring break was spent with Jeff and Carol Kennedy and family, friends from our ward, backpacking in Southern Utah. We spent weeks packing and preparing. I ran every night to get in shape. I asked Carol, “How many miles are we going to hike”? She answered, “It’s not the amount of miles but the difficulty of those miles.” And boy, was she right! We headed out on a desert trail near Esalante, UT in Grand Staircase National Monument. We hiked and explored for a week. We saw remarkable landscapes, beautiful flowers, and hints of Indians from the past. It was a wonderful trip that we will remember for a lifetime. Here are a few of your favorite pictures.

1 comment:

Leacayoungart said...

Wow. Fun stuff. I would have died in the parking lot, I am sure.