As one "last hurrah" before school started, we decided to take a day trip down to 9-mile Canyon. But, don't let the name fool you - this canyon is NOT 9 miles, it's more like 70.
Balancing Rock was one of the first sites to see. We had some waypoints to guide us through the canyon and we just could NOT find this "balancing rock." We drove back and forth past the spot where it was supposed to be and just could not see it. We finally gave up and moved on thinking that either it wasn't as obvious as the description made it sound, or it had fallen. But, once we moved on, there it was - just around the corner from where we were searching. It became the joke when we couldn't find other sites - "it's right around the corner, like the 'balancing rock'."
We took a short jaunt through a gully where there were a lot of rock art. It was super hot that day and the rock walls just about baked us. That, and the signs warning of snakes, drove us back into the cool van. These Indian petroglyphs were sure neat to get up close to. Don't worry, we did NOT touch - there were enough vandals who had already done that. Boo.
Just above our heads is a nice collection of rock art. There were several major sites listed in the guide, but as we got going and better at spotting them, the kids were able to find smaller petroglyphs all along the road. It became a challenge to see who could find the most before everyone else.
This one is the "Big Hunt" - one of the most famous examples of rock art in the world (0r maybe just the United States - can't remember).
You could tell this was the famous one because of all the money put into the nice railing, graveled walkway, and sign.
Dallin's "last hurrah"!
After being in the car for 12 hours - definitely a trip better taken with older kids - we ended up with this nice souvenir - a piece from off the bottom of our van. Let's just say that when you drive a low-clearance minivan like ours, dirt roads are meant to be taken at a slower pace than what we took. Hmm. We saw some beautiful country, learned about history, and hopefully made some good memories.
Balancing Rock was one of the first sites to see. We had some waypoints to guide us through the canyon and we just could NOT find this "balancing rock." We drove back and forth past the spot where it was supposed to be and just could not see it. We finally gave up and moved on thinking that either it wasn't as obvious as the description made it sound, or it had fallen. But, once we moved on, there it was - just around the corner from where we were searching. It became the joke when we couldn't find other sites - "it's right around the corner, like the 'balancing rock'."
We took a short jaunt through a gully where there were a lot of rock art. It was super hot that day and the rock walls just about baked us. That, and the signs warning of snakes, drove us back into the cool van. These Indian petroglyphs were sure neat to get up close to. Don't worry, we did NOT touch - there were enough vandals who had already done that. Boo.
Just above our heads is a nice collection of rock art. There were several major sites listed in the guide, but as we got going and better at spotting them, the kids were able to find smaller petroglyphs all along the road. It became a challenge to see who could find the most before everyone else.
This one is the "Big Hunt" - one of the most famous examples of rock art in the world (0r maybe just the United States - can't remember). 
You could tell this was the famous one because of all the money put into the nice railing, graveled walkway, and sign. 
2 comments:
Yeah, probably a trip for older kids. My kids would have been tortured. I'm impressed that your kids did so well! That's great! I'm glad you had a good time. Sad to see the first injury on your new van. :(
Looks like a fun last family "Hurrah!"
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