As predicted, our trip plans changed. :) First, we drove down to St. George. We had been told about a little local cafe by a friend who lives down there called Bear Paw Cafe. They only serve breakfast and lunch and we go there just in time to eat lunch. The food was good but looking back, we should have gotten breakfast there instead of lunch. Oh well. Live and learn.
We also found this little gem outside the cafe:
After lunch, we went over to the old St. George Tabernacle and wandered around.
Next door to the Tabernacle was a little "water park". Really it was just a park with some water features. We played around in the water for a few minutes which felt so good because it was so hot outside.
We checked into our motel to relax for a bit before going to the St. George Temple for a session. Covey had been to this temple before but none of the rest of us had.
We grabbed some dinner and ice cream and got ready for bed because we needed to wake up early in order to get to Zion's before it was too hot to hike comfortably. When we woke up, we got some breakfast, packed up and drove to Zion's. We got there around 10:30 or so and took a shuttle to The Grotto, which was the trailhead for Angel's Landing. It was Covey's idea to hike Angel's Landing and we were all pretty excited because it looked like an awesome hike. It is only 2.5 miles to the top, but it sure feels like a lot more because you are hiking uphill the entire time! Thankfully, it was overcast for most of the day. It took us about 2 hours to get to the top where we ate lunch and rested our tired bodies, then we went back down which only took us about half the time. :) Overall, it was an awesome hike and we would totally do it again!
Riding the shuttle
The boys are gearing up for the hike
The guys really liked hiking out to far places and climbing on things.
Only .5 miles to go!
Oh yeah. I'm tough.
This is called Walter's Wiggles. It is 21 switchbacks and they are killer to hike--up or down!
Only a little further to the bottom...
We were so exhausted after hiking Angel's Landing that we decided to just drive down to Las Vegas where we were going to be staying with Covey's sister, Tiffany and her family. We just relaxed and ate and chilled when we got there. On Saturday, we wanted to go to the pool, but oddly enough, it was cold in Las Vegas--only about 65 degrees--so we didn't really get the sunshine we were hoping for. We went to the Cheesecake Factory, which is a tradition of ours whenever we go to Las Vegas, and then we went to Madame Tussaud's (the wax museum). Back at Mark and Tiffany's, we ate cheesecake and played games before going to bed.
Express at Caesar's Palace
Covey got the most delicious smoothie at the Cheesecake Factory
Me and Cameron Diaz
Covey and the Governator
Swooning over George Clooney
I could totally take Shaq
Move over Jessica...
Chillin' with Marilyn
The Ogden's always get fruity cheesecake and the spouses always get chocolate.
We went to church the next morning, ate lunch and then made the drive home. We crammed as much as we could into our 4 day vacation. But as much fun as we had, it was nice to come home and sleep in our own bed. :)
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