Fact: I NEED a spring break, so Melissa and I took one anyway!
We went to Snow Canyon State Park which is just a few miles North of St. George. We were hoping for slightly warmer weather than we got, but it was still warmer than Provo would have been!
We camped at Quail Creek reservoir and really enjoyed it despite the nights being really cold! Keep that in mind (we're talking 32 degrees or less) when I tell you there was a guy in the camp next to us who slept on top of the picnic area . . . thing, and he was wearing long johns. Yes, JUST long johns.
We made delicious dutch oven pizza!
Making my mark at the sand dunes. :)
Some of the spectacular scenery we saw on our hikes!
The longest hike we went on was called Three Pond Trail. This is the third pond. The ponds themselves weren't really worth the long hike through mostly loose sand, but then again, I might have enjoyed it more if I wasn't coming down with a doozy of a cold . . .
The sand that had accumulated by the end of the Three Ponds Trail. I had no idea loose sand was so difficult to hike through!
This cave was one of our very favorite parts of the park. It was about twenty degrees colder at the mouth of the cave and it totally gave off this creepy vibe. Melissa is still certain she saw a cougar in there!
We had to climb down into a big pit to get to the cave and this is the view from the bottom. This actually makes it look much deeper than it was, but it was still pretty cool!
After we camped out a couple of nights and explored the park, we headed for St. George. We stopped by Brigham Young's winter home which was actually way cooler than I anticipated! Seriously, go take a tour sometime.
A kind, fellow tour-goer offered to take a picture of us in the mini orchard at the back of the home. If we look sleep-deprived, it's because we were. We also smelled a lot like campfire smoke. We even heard a woman and the end of the tour wonder what was burning. Next time, we're going to go to civilization before we go camping!After getting Mongolian BBQ and Coldstone, and painting masterful watercolors at the St. George Art Museum, we headed to Enoch to visit Tyann and fam. We really appreciated the showers and the delicious food she fed us! Not to mention playing with the kiddos. Melissa has some pictures but my camera died almost as soon as we got to Enoch! :(
Anyway, we have decided to make spring break an annual tradition whether BYU gives us an official one or not. Next year, we're thinking Bryce or Arches!
Great pictures, Becca! I agree! BYU should have a spring break! I'm glad you chose to spend a few moments of your 'break' with us!!! Love you little sis! Oh, and yes, I did paint the pictures on that cake. Just the gel food coloring mixed with coconut extract. It smelled so good!
ReplyDeleteThat sounds way fun! Sounds like my good ole single years. My best friend and I weren't as smart as you. At least you didn't go camping up in the mountains in the middle of deer hunting season to listen to General Conference. Yes, we heard gun shots....and saw orange jackets....and no, we didn't have orange on or bright colors. Oh, and the best/somewhat scary part of our camping trip was that we went on a hike and ended up hiking too long. It turned dark. We had a wee pathetic excuse for a flashlight and so we made a fire and slept right next to it to keep us warm for the night...no sleeping bags. Just us bundled up in our coats in the dirt...but, we were under the stars and camping! And I didn't catch on fire when the ashes landed on me. They just burnt a hole in my coat and went out. That morning we hiked back to our real campsite and had dutch oven pancakes, however we didn't have a lid for the skillet over the fire. We ended up naming them ashcakes. I remember eating a few bites, ashes and all because I was so hungry. Now I know why dutch ovens come with lids. :)
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