(Written by Hannah)
Between all of the wedding
planning, Zack and I have managed get away the past couple of weekends with
some friends to go camping. Over Memorial Day, we headed down to Kanaraville
where we hiked my first slot canyon. Zack has been talking about this place
forever, so it was pretty exciting to finally get around to it.
Poor Zack
forgot his shoes, so he forged through the river in Rainbows! Even though he
wasn’t in the best of shoes, he was a better hiker than me haha. I can’t tell
you how many times I tripped into the icy river (Woops!). It was all worth it
and though!
Our next
trip was this past weekend. Tanner, Romeo (my favorite dog), Alisha, Kim, Zack,
and I all packed into Zack’s Jeep and drove to Goblin Valley. The 2.5 hour
drive turned into a 5 hour drive when we stopped for food in Price and later
looked for firewood. Who knew that trying to find cheap firewood would be so difficult?! Thank goodness Tanner appreciates Katy Perry like I do
because we listened to her throughout the drive :).
We finally made it to our campsite and ended the night with s’mores
while Romeo tried to sneak a few marshmallows when he thought no one was
looking.
Saturday we
saw the Goblins! When Zack couldn’t get Katy Perry’s Song Birthday out of his
head, we had the idea to make a music video! Kim definitely loved this idea and
made sure we got certain shots to make the perfect video (…bunny hopping across
the rocks didn’t work. Sorry Kim!). After seeing the Goblins, we then went on an
8-mile hike through 2 slot canyons. I guess I have to make up for lost time,
right?? Once again, the canyons were amazing with dramatic rock formations.
The sun beat down, but the sunburns were worth it. *cough cough* Zack. Cute Romeo was a real trooper and he scaled those rocks like a true mountain
climber. I secretly watched and took lessons from him.
By the end of the day we were
tired, dirty and hot; and even Romeo was feeling it as he walked from shade to
shade. Even though we probably should have been home getting wedding
details in order, it’s been nice to slip a way for a day or so and enjoy the
outdoors before these next few weeks get super busy!
