Hiking: We went hiking this past weekend and I think it was one of our best hikes yet. It was a child friendly hike but to say it was an easy hike would be a lie, there were so many rocks to climb, yet Summer loves to rock climb and enjoyed the hike, I think she actually walked/climbed 90% of the trail herself. This was the Lower Lost Creek Falls Trail, considered easy and short (0.31 miles one way).
We actually saw a snake on this hike, our first snake since we started hiking 3 months ago. It was a little snake but still, a real snake in the wild. Kris was nice enough to move the rock it was hiding under and hold it up so I could get a picture of it. Somehow I managed to get a clear picture of it, the darn little thing would not stop moving. At one point Kris put the snake near Summer and she looked at her dad like "what the heck are you doing" and slowly backed up. I love when she acts scared of things, you should see how she reacts to the large Halloween decorations.
We also saw a ton of butterflies but none that would stay still enough for a picture of course, a few lizards, several ants, the usual critters we normally see on our hikes. This trail had a lot of really neat areas and we took a lot of cute photos. I guess when the weather is cooler a waterfall flows at the end of the trail but it was dry this time of year. About half way through the trail was a nice man made bridge and off to the side was a natural spring. Because of it, it created a neat oasis will all kinds of shrubs and plants we haven't normally encountered out on our dry hikes. We also don't usually see so many butterflies so they must have been attracted by the spring I guess.
Summer was really into the rock climbing, she did an amazing job getting over those large rocks and had so much fun maneuvering herself without falling or sliding. She kept saying "be careful" and "these are slippery".
Since it is still very sunny and warm in Las Vegas I asked Summer to wear a hat and she managed to keep that hat on for the entire hike. I always slather both of us with sunscreen but have a hard time getting good protection on her face so wearing a hat helps.
Some of the areas on this hike had really neat tunnels made of rocks and these areas were shady and cool, yet the suns rays managed to sneak down into the areas and make them lite up with warm red/yellow colors. It made the light look amazing and the photos reflected the awesome colors we saw.
It was amazing as all of our hikes end up being, we always enjoy getting out of the city and seeing the wildlife and trees, smelling the fresh air, seeing new things and of course taking pictures. Today is the first day of fall, and while technically it still feels like summer, I know the warm temperatures are eventually going to drop and we will have to find new ways to keep ourselves entertained. Of course we could always by heavy jackets and continue hiking, who knows, we may just do that.
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