Hike of the Week - July 17

Yesterday we hiked up Granite Creek beyond

the Hot Springs. Megan and Calvin and their

family joined us. We hiked up the creek for 5.1 miles

for a round trip of 10.2 miles. The kids did great.

This was a beautiful canyon with a good trail.

I don't know that I have hiked anywhere prettier.

We found out why this is called Granite Creek.

A soak in Granite Hot Springs at the end of the hike

was a special bonus, and we ended the day with a picnic.

We got a good look at this end of the trail for a hike

from Goodwin Lake to Granite in a few weeks.

Landon, Megan, Gracie, Hannah and Calvin

Hannah, Landon, and Gracie

Gracie got a little help going up the trail,
but made it most of the way back herself.

Hannah did a great job including carrying
the big pack most of the way back.

Landon went two miles for each one of ours.

Including checking out rocks, picking up sticks,

wading and other general exploring.

Megan and Calvin

Jim and Amy

The small pinacle at the end of the ridge

behind us is right above the hot springs.

The 5.1 miles back was a lot farther

than the 5.1 miles up the canyon.

Nice !

The bench and flowers too.

The creek was beautiful and there were several

of these small tributaries along the way.

Hannah said these unkown flowers

were having a bad hair day.

There were lots of wild flowers, including Columbine.

The Columbine flowers were all white except this small

group which had some light lavender petals.