sharing our slot canyon experience

so one of the places we visited was called paria canyon in utah. it's part of the glen canyon recreational area, i think... the pictures i had seen of this slot canyon were so beautiful that i just knew we had to go. and it was lovely. it's pretty hot hiking to the slot, but once you're in there, you're shaded and it is so much cooler...it's just gorgeous. if you've never seen a slot canyon, let me inspire you to go find one...

here's number one son enjoying a little bouldering up the side of the canyon...

number two son, always the optimist, his ever present smile of goodwill and good faith in place...
number three son bouldering up to his own place for a photo op. he has more stamina than anyone else in my family, i think...
and number four...kicked back, relaxed...always confident...yep, that's him.
i like these pictures, yes, because they show my children, but also because they show very different views of the canyon. there were some places i couldn't backpack number four through because they were so thin. others where you had to step way down or climb a good ways up. and the road to get to this trailhead? let's just say my door now leaks when it rains, yet i find myself grateful it's still attached to my car...

i am still riding the high of coming home after such an experience. i am so much smarter today than i was eleven days ago...seriously. we all are, i think. so much learning crammed into this vacation...no wonder we're all still a little weary...

peace