...especially when it's allowed, and expected, that they get dirty! Their first camping trip together was full of rocks, sticks, dirt, climbing, hiking and so on and so forth. And what a successful trip it was, so much so that I'm all jonesed to take them again this year!
Our home away from home:
The family on the Canyon Overlook Trail:
Football riding easy on the family "pack-mule" (which I really don't mind as he "talks" to me the whole way!):
Zippy and Dude on the trail around the campsite:
A hiking we will go:
The boys try to conquer one of the rocks in the campsite:
And Football makes his triumphant ascent:
Zippy and Dude (again) on the Canyon Overlook trail:
Dude gets his "war paint" going:
As he conquers his own rock field:
Dude checks out the Virgin River near the mouth of The Narrows:
He also decides to get his feet wet after a long hike (this is actually near the Emerald Pools):
The boys and I near The Narrows:
Football decides that all these rocks and splashes are way too fun:
How can you argue with a happy face like that:
Still sportin' the "paint":
In the end, Zippy's all too happy to carry her tired boys:
As always, there's more over at The Cameramonkey on Facebook!