Little Hands and Feet: A weekend of great hikes

Nov 19, 2013

A weekend of great hikes

The whole family had a long weekend - conferences at school=Thursday and Friday off, and Matt had that Friday off too, so we grabbed our shoes and water bottles and the grandparents and took off for some beautiful trails. Fall is my favorite time of year- I LOVE LOVE LOVE all of the colors changing and the cooler temperatures. Here are alot of pics from the weekend.

First up: Mica Mines

There is apparently an old mica mine outside of Grand Junction. I have lived here my whole life and have never done this hike. Slacker. The trail is covered with leftover mica and quarts chunks, so its very glittery - felt like a fairy dust hike :)

Next stop: Goblin Valley

This is the weirdest place I have ever been. Looks like someone threw mud/clay all over the place. We had a GREAT time running through all of the hoo-doos and playing hide and seek.

We also hiked Litte Wild Horse Canyon. If you drive all the way out to the middle of nowhere to go to Goblin Valley, DO NOT miss this hike. It was an incredible 2-3 mile long slot canyon - beautiful! Matt said that the hike continues past where we turned around and comes back via a different canyon. I can't wait until we can go back and try the other canyon.

Grandpa and Libby

Jacob and my shadow

Next stop: Hanging Lake, but better do another post for that one...

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Kids say the darnedest things

Libby, at VBS talking about kids against hunger: "Once we were on a trip and my parents didn't stop for 2-3 days so I went 2 or 3 days without eating"
Libby after crashing on her scooter: sob, "I wish I was a mom so I could be tough."
Jacob's 2nd grade teacher: "Jacob, how would you like to grow this year?" (pause) Jacob: " I would like to grow venus fly traps."
Libby: "Mom, please stop singing, it's giving me a headache."
Libby (while looking at our wedding picture): "When did you get married Mom?" Me: "1999". Jacob: "Oh, that's why it's in black and white".
Jacob, after I got home from the salon: "Oh Mom, you forgot to go to your haircut."
Libby, to a sweet lady sitting next to us on an airplane: "Are you allergic to ghosts?"
Libby: " Mom, can you smell the booger I just ate?"
Jacob : "Mom, you know why I like Godzilla so much? Because he's all about nature."
Me : "Libby, what are you doing?" Libby: "I'm putting squirt (hand sanitizer) in my belly button to make it more powerful."
Me: "Good night baby bear." Libby: "Good night grown-up bear."
Jacob:"Mom, can I fly my remote control helicopter outside?" Me: "No. What if you fly it over the fence?" Jacob: "Mom, it's a remote control, I'll just fly it back."
Jacob, as we're driving past an assisted living center: "Grandpa's old, but he can still mow the lawn."
Libby in the shower: "Let's play tag!"
Jacob to Grandma as she is trying to read him a book: "Uh Grandma, I think you're confused, you missed a page."
Libby, to the Grease Monkey guys: "THANK YOU!! (then under her breath) ya pickle-heads!"
Jacob: "Mom, Libby broke my spaceship." Me: "Well, maybe you need to keep your spaceships where Libby can't reach them." Jacob: "Or we could just get rid of Libby."