Camping Trip to Zion National Park....June 2011

When the kids were little, we use to camp in Zion a few times each summer...it was always fun to sleep in the tents and to tube down the river and Zion has some wonderful hikes that we always enjoyed.....it is a bit different now, you have to have reservations and they have to be made quite far in advance...so I was very excited when we were able to find 2 days in the middle of the week and I booked them.  Sammi and her friend Julie decided to drive down and join us for a couple of fun filled days....

The weather was perfect, but because of the snow fall in Utah this past winter, the river was really raging and cold, so we were unable to tube this trip, but Brad and the girls did play a bit in the water, but it was really just too cold. 

Julie, Sammi and Lolly

Brad and Lolly being silly

Julie and Sammi. 

some of the mountains around Zion National Park

Our cute little friend. 

Hiking down. 

Waterfall at Lower Emeral Pools.

Virgin River, Utah

River was really high and cold due to huge snow fall in Utah

Tram ride back to campgrounds.

Tent camping with electricity and your lap top for a movie...

after a quick bike ride, chilling by the river.

Sammi and Brad

Sammi and Me, (Lolly)



Waterfall at Emerald Pools



Sammi and Julie.

Middle Emerald Pool

We dusted off all of the camping gear and got the tents up and set up camp.  We had some great meals, (thanks again girls for the great lunch) and played Yahtzee (just a funny note, Sammi said before we started to play that she always get a Yahtzee, always!!!  Well after 6 games and 6 Yahtzee's I guess she is an amazing Yahtzee player) and of course had smores...It was just wonderful to get out of the city, relax, look at the amazing stars, enjoy a hike and each others company...