:: One hell of a trip ::
Today, on Julian's FIRST big adventure.. we had one "hell of a time" at Devil's Garden in Escalante Utah off of Hole in the Rock Road. Also on our trip --- Hell's Backbone Road (more on that later--see a theme here??), Calf Creek, and scenic highway 12 -- the prettiest place I've EVER been (and the scariest).
Check out the vistas
En route with the boys (such dandy travelers!!)
first pit stop so JJ could eat (it was about 7 hours roundtrip)
first stop -- Devil's Garden. We stopped here for a picnic and to explore. Great place for a 2 year old!
Harry discovers a cool arch
whooahh rocks! whhoooaaahh sand! weeeee
A bit chilly in the autumn air.
Family portrait next to some balancing rocks
Scenic pull off on highway 12. Let me take a minute to explain this highway --- I wish I could illustrate better -- two lanes..super narrow.. with no guardrails and the steepest drop offs I have ever seen!!!
Jules needed a refuelin' so we stopped at Calf Creek State Park. It was sooooo pretty and falls-ish. Lots of trout and yellow trees and towering mountains all over.
We attempted to drive home via a scenic backway "Hells Backbone Road." Mom (that's me!!) got a little nervous when we saw THIS car falling off the side of the road into a craggy ravine and Harry kept saying CRASH CRASH and that just felt ominous. So I made us turn around. haha :)
Check out the vistas
En route with the boys (such dandy travelers!!)
first pit stop so JJ could eat (it was about 7 hours roundtrip)
first stop -- Devil's Garden. We stopped here for a picnic and to explore. Great place for a 2 year old!
Harry discovers a cool arch
whooahh rocks! whhoooaaahh sand! weeeee
A bit chilly in the autumn air.
Family portrait next to some balancing rocks
Scenic pull off on highway 12. Let me take a minute to explain this highway --- I wish I could illustrate better -- two lanes..super narrow.. with no guardrails and the steepest drop offs I have ever seen!!!
Jules needed a refuelin' so we stopped at Calf Creek State Park. It was sooooo pretty and falls-ish. Lots of trout and yellow trees and towering mountains all over.
We attempted to drive home via a scenic backway "Hells Backbone Road." Mom (that's me!!) got a little nervous when we saw THIS car falling off the side of the road into a craggy ravine and Harry kept saying CRASH CRASH and that just felt ominous. So I made us turn around. haha :)
4 Comments:
All I can say is WOW!!!! You're having some of the greatest experiences out there. The scenery is just fabulous. How lucky are you?! :-) What amazing pictures and stories for Harry and Jules baby albums. Awesome.
You said it Denise! How many kids have these experiences at 2 and 4 months! Great pictures! Hope those people in the falling vehicle are ok.
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Hey, I loved to hear about your adventure over that way. My grandpa is from Escalante/Boulder and had a ranch in Boulder while I was growing up. That road is quite a nail biter - the Hell's backbone road is less scary to me 'cause the narrow part is so short.
And Calf Creek is GORGEOUS, one of my alltime favorite places!
Your boys sure are getting big!
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