Saturday, May 30, 2009

Perry Canyon to Perry Mines Hike

We went on a great hike up Perry Canyon to the old mines. It's a steady climb, but not to bad. It's mostly shaded and beautiful this time of year with everything green and the rushing water. U p at the mines we saw a bridge that crossed the river so we took it and the trail headed down the canyon across the side of the mountain, after a while the trail pretty much ended and we bushwacked it across the side of the mountain for about an hour. We finally made it down with only one close encounter with a rattle snake and Sydney falling down the hill on sharp rocks. It was quite an adventure! The kids did great and we had a blast.

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Waterfall Canyon-Malan Basin-Malan Peak Hike

This evening Hunter and I hiked Waterfall Canyon up to Malan Basin then to Malan Peak then down the other side. It was a great hike, the waterfall was amazing, some really steep rocky sections, but defiantly worth it. I was sweating and huffin' and puffin' while Hunter was scrambling up the rocks like a mountain goat. The cool mist off the waterfall sure felt good!