Giving Thanks

Spending Thanksgiving in Tecopa Springs, CA. Population 150 full-time, 700 during winter. A scene out of a Mad Max movie....run down, decrepitude, nothing fancy here!! The gift...super hot and healing mineral pools and a town full of characters who couldn't be created by the best authors. A laid back nothingness, greatness, no rules kinda place. Loving life and living free! Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Desert Home

Early morning hike

Annette and Shug looking for Rabbits 

Potluck at the Community Center

Yummy food

Dessert table

The end of a long day!!

The North Rim Of The Grand Canyon

Traveling south from Kanab, Utah the north rim of the Grand Canyon is about an 80 mile drive. We spent a perfect fall day exploring the area and enjoying the view from several canyon lookouts.

Annette, Lynn and Shug at Imperial Lookout 

Kristy enjoying the view 

Beauty 

View from Imperial Lookout 

Shug loves the Grand Canyon 

The Grand Lodge

Annette taking it in

Grand Canyon selfie 

A view from Bright Angel Lookout 

Incredible beauty

Hiking The Zion Narrows

Our trip through the Zion Narrows.

Annette and Lynn on the river bank

Kristy passing a waterfall 

Annette and Lynn out of the water to warm their feet 

Annette enjoying the beauty 

Lynn and Kristy taking a lunch break

Kristy loving life

Annette splashing through 

Annette and Lynn on frozen feet

Annette 

Kristy 

FROM WOE TO WOW: THE WAVE

The Wave

. BEFORE THE PERMIT: WOE

.The psychological build- up to the Wave

                                             AFTER THE PERMIT
                                                        WOW!!

Annette and Shug entering the Wave 

Kristy admiring the amazing colors 

Riding the Wave 

The Wave

Arch

Kristy surfing the Wave

Annette feeling the Wave

Kristy soaking it all in

Annette and Shug making their way up 

Annette in awe

Kristy dropping in

Annette and Shug at the marshmallow rocks.

Pool at the entrance to the Wave

Annette looking good in stripes

AFTER THE WAVE: grateful, lucky, happy, fulfilled, changed, mind-blown, moved.

Canyon Rats: Red Canyon Slot

About 8 miles north of the scenic town of Kanab on highway 89, sits Peek-A-Boo slot canyon (also known as Red Canyon). The hike from the trailhead follows a sandy 4-wheel drive track that winds through desert and dunes for about 4 miles. Walking in the soft, deep sand challenges calf muscles. Hiking in, exploring the short slot, and hiking back to the trailhead takes approximately three and a half hours.

Entering the slot

Kristy, Annette and Shug

Shug sniffs things out

Beauty 

Kristy, Annette and Shug in awe.

Elegant lines

Annette and Lynn admiring the colors

Moqui steps that once led to a grainery

It's common to see log debris in slot canyons 

Shug, Lynn and Annette looking like canyon rats

Kristy demonstrates canyon width.

Big choke stone blockage at the end of the slot 

The cutest canyon rat of all

Shug keeps a watchful eye on Kristy's antics.

Lunch break

Shug worries... Don't crush my treats.

Winding through 

Kristy and Shug sharing a snack 

Artwork 

Shug: Oh well. I've already eaten my snacks.

Fun hike

At the end

Walking out

Shug models the slot canyon stance.

Kristy and Shug on the rocks.

Our first attempt to the slot. Deep, deep sand. Ugh!!