Today may have been one of our last beautiful days for awhile so we decided to take advantage of it and go for another hike. There is a waterfall that Kevin told us about on the way up to Solitude/Brighton. We decided to head there today. We started up the marked trail and after about 40 min. Riley decided it was time to turn around and go back...smart decision after we got back and looked at the map! Yikes! We'd have been gone a long time...It went up the mountain to the top! We weren't interested in hiking up to Mt. Olympus today...just wanted to hike around the water and play. Once we got back down, we crossed over the stream and found the waterfall. Riley had a blast crossing over the water via rocks. Kendall has decided she likes riding in the back pack despite the screams when I put her in...they don't last for long. Once we start moving, she's excited to go.
Getting started
This was the beginning of the trail...It's steeper than it looks.
Thank goodness the trail leveled out after awhile...
Mt. Olympus
Big Cottonwood Canyon...if you look closely, you can see the different colored leaves on the mountainside.
This is the reason I don't have many shots of K on our hikes...This was the best I could do with my DSLR and her on my back!
Riley loves to climb rocks.
Finally! We found the waterfall!
Here's my money climbing once again!
We found an old mine on the way to the waterfall. It's an open mine and the sign says to stay out due to poor air quality, but notice someone broke open the gate!
Riley ended up falling in the water.
He was soaked all the way through including his shoes! He had to drive home in his skivvies! But it was all worth it and he'd do it again!
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