Hiking

The weather is finally warming up! Everything is green and Mother Nature has been welcoming us outdoors.

So we have gone on a couple of nearby hikes up above the reservoir. All the rain really has made everything so green, at some places we felt like we were in a rain forest!

Our first hike was just a short one to a viewpoint above Spanish Fork.

The view was amazing and it was a fun way to introduce my sister to this wonderful valley that we call home.

We took a few minute to try to find landmarks...but it was kind of hard, our little town is bigger than we thought!

After a quick pose at the top,

and an encounter with a little brown toad,

we headed back down.

"Mom, can we walk by the reservoir for a second...we promise to not get wet!" I should have known better!

We stopped by a park for some lunch in the shade,

under a good climbing tree.

Just a few days later we returned to the same trail head, but went up the opposite fork to hike up to a big cross that commemorates the first settlers to our town.

It was also a really fun hike, a little steeper at some places, but the views were beautiful!

This cross looks really tiny up on the mountain, but up close, it is quite big.

The hike back down went quickly...

this time we planned for a quick dip in the reservoir! However, we soon found out that it is still very COLD!!

So rather than swim, we waded around,

had a popsicle on the beach,

and played in the sand. We are so happy that summer has finally arrived!