We haven't been on a "family" hike that included all 4 of us in a very long time. The kids and I hike a lot, but Andy's rarely with us. Between work, travel and riding dirt bike, he's not always available to go along on our treks. We headed up Little Cottonwood Canyon on Saturday afternoon to hike the Red Pine Lake Trail - the trail head is right before you reach Snowbird. As we started our hike I walked into a patch of burn hazel at the back of the car...Great way to start, right? Thankfully I got it washed off quickly and it was just a minor irritation. We headed out and passed lots of people going in both directions. Everyone who was coming back down were telling us to keep an eye out for moose. We were determined to find them on our hike. Lucky for us...Momma, Daddy and Baby were hanging out just off the trail. The kids have seen moose before, but Andy hasn't seen them in the woods before.
Our entire hike was this beautiful
So happy to have dad on our hike!
Since Andy was along, I actually got to be in a picture!
The aspens are just gorgeous right now
I never tire of the fall.
My happy hiker
Looking out towards the valley from the trail
Beautiful blue skies on Saturday
We also got to teach the kids what a wooly bear caterpillar is and it's significance. According to his stripes, we should have and average winter. Average in Utah would be a welcomed change after last year's pitiful snowfall!
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