How many great grandparents do you know that hike in Zions with their great grandkids? We are lucky!!! We took a trip over spring break to St. George and visited GG and Pampa Don. They came along w/ us to Zions National Park for the day and even ventured on some hikes with us. Bryan and Blakely took off for the big guns and did Angels Landing. It was a great experience for both dad and daughter... While Grandma Ruth and I took the other kids up Emerald Pools.
Before getting to Zions, we stopped in Springdale, before Zions and visited our ancestors grave, Jane Black. She was a legendary pioneer in Nauvoo who was a mid-wife and delivered hundreds of babies under very stressful circumstances. Later she and her family crossed the plains and settled outside of Zions.
Love that smile on Grandpa Don... This is on the river walk towards the narrows. 87 this year and pretty spry!
Bradford was one tired boy as we took the shuttle back to the car. He'd hiked around, thrown over a hundred rocks, and gotten dirty enough to call it a day!
The next day we visited the Dixie area above St. George and hiked around on rocks. Tim Smith, a work friend of Bry's was there and they also joined us in Zions. His daughter Madeline is Blakely's age and the girls had fun together fooling around.
Blakely was able to squeeze through this tiny slot canyon... mom was too nervous and maybe big for the tight quarters.
Here are some of the pics taken of Blakely and Bryan hiking Angels Landing in Zions. It was quite the victory for them... Blakely is laying down here contrasting the massive climb and dangerous place they are in! She is a maniac!
Here is Bradford doing his thing... opening drawers, climbing the counter. This was the period that we took all our kitchen chairs and barstools out of the kitchen for awhile and just ate standing up... due to the constant hazard of climbing everywhere.
