{Take a Hike}

These past 2 weekends we have been doing a little hiking.  First we hiked around Cedar Mountain.  We only had Kars this time.  Bailee and Emmrey weren't interested in hiking that afternoon, so it was just the three of us.

 It is always sooo different when we go anywhere with less than all 3 girls.  We love listening to all the girls talk when we hike together, but taking just Karsyn we get to hear what is really on her mind.  Times like this allow us to get to know our girls in a different way .. ..without all the distractions and competition.

It was such an enjoyable afternoon.. ...until the sky darkened and the thunder rolled in.  That ended our hike pretty quick.  Karsyn goes into complete panic mode {she seems to have gotten a little worse this summer for some reason}

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This last weekend we took the whole clan to hike to the Blackwater Fire Memorial up the North Fork.  15 firefighters were killed on Aug 21, 1937 in a fire caused by an electrical storm.  A memorial has been built in their honor.  We did not make it all the way to the memorial {a little too hot and long for some}, but we did enjoy some pretty scenery.. ..and suckers for the journey;}

 Emmrey was dying to use her new CamelBak that she just won as a prize for Summer Reading.  The bad part was I went against my better judgement and let her use a flavor pac for her water......not long into our hike she was over the "flavor" and just wanted some cold clear H2O....

 We stumbled upon this neat little bridge that was so narrow and only had one side of railing {I guess for the horses to cross}.  The girls had fun playing on it and in the water

 These 2 were so cute together....  like best of friends

 

It is not always like this at home...that's what we love about getting away from "home".  They just walked, talked and sang

 This little one just walked and asked for more of dad's water and how much longer we had because she was "so hot"

 On our way back Emmrey spotted something huge on the trail... .. turns out it was a Mormon Cricket

It was a day to think about those that put their lives at risk to save lives and preserve our forests and appreciating this beautiful area we are blessed to live in:}