This has been a great weekend. Between a Saturday morning hike, Saturday chores (not necessarily fun but the results make me happy), and a date to a food festival I definitely feel like I got the recharge that I talked about in my last post.
I had been planning this Saturday morning hike all week and I mentioned it to the kids as an invitation rather than a demand, and they were all on board. The hike is really close by so I figured that we could just roll out of bed, put on some clothes and shoes, and make a little outing of it and still have the whole morning and day ahead of us.
My alarm went off Saturday morning (because I wanted to do this early) and I hesitated. I even got up, went to the bathroom, and came back to bed and thought to myself "no one would be disappointed if I just forgot about it." But then I remembered that this is something on my fill-my-bucket to do list, and yes I would be disappointed if we didn't do it.
So I gathered the kids and we drove off. Scott opted not to go, which was totally fine with me.
It was a great morning. Overcast, about 68-70 degrees. The hike followed a gravelly trail of switchbacks up to the top of a nearby hillside where you get an amazing view of the city. I'll let the pictures tell the story (all taken with my iphone 4s -- I've had that phone for almost 3 years, feeling like it's almost time for an upgrade!).
*Be sure to watch the video later in the post.
WATCH THIS VIDEO:
What a surprise!!
I posted a picture of our hike on instagram and commented that I love these family hikes because they always bring out the most fun (and random) conversations.
VIDEO:
Did you hear the stray Romeo and Juliet comment at the end? And something about nacho cheese?
If you want to go: The City View Trail can be found in Sun City MacDonald Ranch. Take High Mesa Road all the way to the end and you'll find a tiny park on the left with parking, bathrooms, and picnic tables. You can't miss the trailhead.