Bryce Canyon

Warning- Long post with lots of pictures- :D We had a wonderful weekend- Thursday after Ben got off work we headed down south. We found a great campground just outside of Bryce Canyon- King's Creek. We got to the campground LATE Thursday night, set up the tent and threw some boys into bed.

Ben showing the boys how to cut the firewood- yes it's a little green- lol- they'd just thinned the trees in the area- and they were free for the taking for firewood.Friday morning we got up and decided to go for a hike- there was a nice hike that started right in our campground- so we took off. The view from our hike was amazing!

Doodle, Bug and Roo

Look- A Trail Marker!

I have a hard time getting pics of Doodle- he's usually too fast- I think he was a little tired. There was a wildfire on the mountain near our campground. Hope they can get it under control soon!
Doodle is such a goof! He got this hat for his Souvenier- and liked to hide underneath it so I couldn't get pictures of him.

Bug giving Roo a piggy back-

What a view!

After hiking around for a while- we met Ben's mom and Dad, and went fishing. They drove up from Arizona and met us and spent the rest of the weekend with us.

Bug swimming in the lake.

Roo LOVED fishing with Nana,

We went back to the campground and roasted Hot Dogs, Marshmallows and Starbursts. If you've never tried a roasted starburst- you've got to try them! YUM!
Friday morning we went for an awesome hike- We went into Bryce Canyon and hiked down to the bottom. (and yes- back up to the top!)Ben- at the bottom of the Canyon- taking a breakMe at the bottom of the canyon- I made it down- can I make it back up?!

The boys loved it when the trail went through tunnels in the rock.

At the bottom of the canyon- we came across this rock garden- where people had stacked their own little rocks to make their own little Hoodoos.We had to try our hand at making Hoodoos- Way cool Slot Canyon we hiked back up through

Yes- this is the trail back UP! Lots of switchbacks

After hiking all morning we met Nana and Bompa and went exploring with them (they decided they'd rather sleep in than hike to the bottom of the canyon with us. lol)

A Mossy Cave we hiked to with Nana and Bompa.

Roo helping Nana hike down the trail.

Our little family-

A Beautiful ArchBug and Doodle taking the Jr. Ranger Oath-
After a long day of hiking and exploring we went back to camp for a Delicious Dutch oven dinner- Waiting for dinner to cook.

Bug making popcorn over the fire.

Bompa, Nana and Roo relaxing at camp.
It was a great weekend- and I loved seeing all the amazing sites.