From Mesa Verde we drove to a campground in Southern Utah just outside of St. George. Nathanael and Mary-Anne picked out the campsite and it was perfect. It was so hot in that area while we were there, but the campground that they picked out was located in an area a little ways away from Zion National Park that had lots of trees and was at least 10 degrees cooler than St. George and Zion. It was also pretty quiet and had lots for our kids to explore.
On the way there we wanted to stop by the four corners. Unfortunately, this was as close as we could get due to COVID-19.
At the campground playing around with cousins.
On one of the hikes that we did we got to see some dinosaur tracks.
This was probably the hottest hike we went on. It was supposed to be to a waterfall and maybe along a river, but everything was dried up and it was so hot. I don't think we were prepared for the heat on this one. The rocks were neat, but it would have been nice if the water was fresh and we could have jumped in and swam around at the end.
The next day we did a slot canyon hike. We were more prepared with water for this one and it was a lot more fun. The red rock and steep walls were so beautiful. And there was a lot for our children to explore.
We were also able to spend some time playing in the water back at our camping area. Nathanael and Mary-Anne had some delicious food for the nights where they cooked. And it was fun to play some camping games (kick the can and capture the flag) together. We also stayed up at late at night talking around the campfire and looking at the stars.
Asher and Jonathan were big explorers at this campsite. They often wandered off on their own looking for things or talking to each other. We had a few times where we had to search around to find them.
This was the last stop for our summer road trip. From the campsite we had a little over 7 hour car drive home. Then a week to get ready for our visit to Grandma and Grandpa Swift and Grandma and Grandpa Little in Washington.
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