Friday morning we woke up and headed to Snow Canyon. To get to Snow Canyon, you just take exit 8 in St. George and go about 15 minutes Northwest. I’ve always made a bit of an assumption that national parks are inherently better or more dramatic than state parks. Today snow canyon completely changed that assumption.
We started off with a hike up Jenny Canyon. Below are the pictures:
After Jenny’s Canyon we did the lava flow trail. On this trail we saw multiple lava tubes. A lava tube is a hollow part of the earth (ie cave) surrounded by lava rocks where molten lava used to flow. We also hiked up a very fun lookout peak. On the way back Mary was tired and whining, but I tried to cheer her up by telling pretend stories of what we saw on the hike like an In-and-Out burger that was run by Mojave Desert Tortoises (that this park was created to help protect in the 1950’s.) Pictures below:
After Jenny’s Canyon and the lava flow trail, we ate at Tiffany’s Crepere in St. George. We took turns monitoring Ammon in the car as he slept through lunch :). Here are some pictures and a video of me and Clarissa hanging out outside while we monitored Ammon:
After lunch we went to Red Cliffs National Recreation Area. We did the Red Reef Trail, and we were blown away both by the trail scenery, and the beautiful campsite that the trail starts from. Below are pictures!
Also, here are some videos from the day:
Hanging out with Clarissa at lunch.
Soren and Mary crossing the bridge
Ammon saying, “I’m all wet” (totally staged)
Clarissa being too tired to even be excited about water.