Tuckered out from our hike at Cedar Breaks, the girls took a long afternoon snooze and Grammy and Grandpa took off back to Utah County as the thunderstorms rolled in full blast. There was a flash flood warning in the area and they got stuck on the road waiting for the trucks to clear out the mud, but made it back safely. In the mean time, Jake and I watched a Nicholas Sparks movie marathon on the cabin TV and played Go Fish with the girls when they woke up. It was nice and cozy playing together while the torrential downpour roared on outside.
Later that afternoon, it was still sprinkling in Brian Head, but everyone was having major cabin fever, so we loaded everyone in the car and drove up the mountain toward Cedar Breaks, where it looked sunny and dry. Turns out it was sunny and beautiful on that side of the mountain, so we stopped to get our energy out hiking the Bristlecone Pine trail.
The girls were in much better spirits on this hike than they had been in the morning, and since we weren’t in a hurry to beat the rain or get back for lunch/naps, we let them stop and play with sticks or do whatever they wanted to do. Relaxing!
The girls asked me to play duck duck goose with them in a field. Why not?
These pines are some of the oldest living things on earth! From the top of the trail, we had a beautiful view of Zion in the distance. Another trip for another time!
Yoga retreat!
Meredith was not happy about something…I lose track over everything she gets mad about!
We made mac n cheese for dinner at the cabin and conked out from our long day of hiking. On Monday morning, we were hoping to check out some of the zip-lining and tubing activities at Brian Head, but found out they were only open on the weekend, and it was still drizzling anyway, so we made an early departure for home.
The road down the canyon to Cedar City was closed due to the flash flood the night before, so we had to go the long way around, and everyone was GRUMPY. We stopped at a park in St. George to let everyone run around and stretch their legs, but it was scorching and we only stayed a few minutes before everyone collapsed. The rest of the trip I’ve blocked out of my memory, but it basically involved Meredith screaming for hours on end, Samantha complaining she was uncomfortable and couldn’t fall asleep while everyone else snoozed, and endless bathroom stops in the scorching desert. After eight hours in the car, we were SO happy to be home!
This was Meredith in St. George/the majority of our trip home:
Lots of love,
