We stayed with family after we left the lake, the night before our journey to Utah, and the kiddo's swam, and banged on some drums, in hopes of expending some of their energy for the drive...In HOPES...
Night fell, and they were still swimming.
Henry found the drums, and immediately started pounding away. He is a great little piano player too... The dude is talented! (insert eye roll) But seriously...He is!
When we got to Southern Utah, my eyes almost exploded from the crazy beauty of the MAMMOTH rocks, in gorgeous shades of pink, red, and orange...All I could think of was fish swimming around them in what once was an ancient sea...It was seriously reminiscent of a GIANT coral reef....
We got lost and survived for days in this cave while my husband looked at me in horror as I took pics of our demise into insanity....I kid...But...Parched is not a word I will ever again use lightly...In 100 degree weather, you had better bring a butt-load of water...We did, barely, but the HEAT is what really throws you for a loop.
( She did make it in one piece though, as dramatic as this pic is!)
( She did make it in one piece though, as dramatic as this pic is!)
As dry, and hot as it was, I was shocked to see this little guy roaming around...There were no bugs, not much sign of animal life at all actually, but there were lots of these little guys...
You feel like total nothingness in this world, like you are the size of an ant...
And boy is it humbling...
This sign was not to be taken lightly, we heard about a 12 year old that fell of a trail here recently, and sadly, died...And the lightening storms here are intense...As a matter of fact as we were leaving, one was coming upon us...
As the clouds came in and we could see lightening and rain before us, we headed to our hotel to rest up for the next days adventure!
Pics by Jennifer Ament
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