The first day we decided to hike up to the Rim Overlook, it's about a 5 mile trail that scales up 1,000 feet for a good view of the Fruita Orchards below and as always neat sandstone things.
She starts out really happy and laughing in her pack. She likes it when I hike beside her and make faces and she gets to laugh histerically at me being silly.
By the time we made it to the top of the trail she had been asleep for a while. Hiking makes her very sleepy. We let her snooze a little while we enjoyed the view.
When she woke up we hiked a short ways to a wash and let her play in the sand. I think this was her favorite part of the trip. We dressed her in multiple layers of clothes mostly because it was cold and windy but it was very effective at keeping sand out too. She was wearing two layers of fleece footie PJ's and fleece lined pants. We buried her in sand and had a good time watching her marvel at the fun new discovery.
Then Daddy gave her a bottle. I love these pics of her because in this light you can see that her hair is getting longer and it gets really red looking in the sunlight.
All too soon the fun was over and it was time for Daddy to drag Munkey and I back to the hotel for the night. We took one last look over the edge of the canyon.
1 comment:
I see the new hair length. Pretty soon you can do a comb-over.
Children love sand, universally. It is a good teacher. Wait until she sees the beach and the ocean !
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