Thursday, April 5, 2012

hiking in Kolob

One good thing about this town is that we are surrounded by national/state parks! We bought our first annual national park pass and I'm kind of excited about that! I hope that we will take advantage of the natural beauty we are surrounded with, once the warm weather is here to stay!

the scenic drive
the view
the trail
the rock that he's standing on totally reminded me of the Simba rock- from Lion King? anyway, I tried to talk Eric into crawling up the rock and "roaring" into the wild but he wouldn't do it... ha ha!
we had red cliffs on one side, and this view on the other. amazing.
my face has mistaken me with a 14yr old. won't. stop. breaking out. oh! that's Kolob in the background.

Hopefully our next hike will be in Zion national park! Hiking is about to become our new favorite hobby (whether you like it or not, Eric!) :)

49 comments:

The Framed Lady said...

My husband and I love hiking too. Kolob looks awesome!

Shaylynn... a girl, a story, a blog said...

Wanna know why I am most excited to commet right now? because you update 5 minutes ago and I knew, I just knew I would beat the masses. So good, didn't even have to scroll ONCE.

:)

Kolob is unbelievable, you just turn a little bend, and bam! Stunning.

I break out once a month, it's super cute.

Julie said...

I would love to go hiking more often! It's beautiful where you all were, and that does look like Simba rock!!! The song just started playing in my head when you said that haha

Whitney Leigh said...

If I was there, I totally would have roared for you.
just saying' Eric better watch out cause I'mma about to steal your heart. ;)

Liz said...

Absolutely gorgeous!!!

Christianna said...

Looks like you guys had a brilliant time! What a cool pass to have!

I love the whole Simba rock thing. It's awesome!

Megan said...

Oh my gosh, so gorgeous! Now I want all of our snow to finish melting asap so we can go hiking.

Alexis Kaye said...

My face thinks I'm still a teenager too danggit!!!! haha but This looks like so much fun! utah is glorious! clint and I want to go back and visit this summer! Maybe I'll get to meet you this time! :) Maybe we can hike together!

Suget said...

Dude that area is sooo gorgeous!!

Suget said...

Dude that area is sooo gorgeous!!

Keri said...

Absolutely beautiful!!! It's official, our first double date will be hiking...THERE. :)

Alyx said...

So... I read your post title, and all I could think was,
"If you could hike to Kolob," sung to the tune of if you could hie to Kolob.
Good story.
Anyway, it looks amazing, and I am so jealous of all those beautiful mountains!

Julie said...

Gorgeous!!! Eventually we're coming to your land and I got a list of stuff to do :)

Gentri said...

COME SEE ME! Seriously! I can help you! I can give you a free facial card so it won't cost as much!

I am dying to go for a hike this weekend. My sister is coming down and it's my "spring break". :D

kyna... said...

It looks absolutely beautiful there!
♥ Kyna

The Hopewell House said...

D & I love hiking! The scenery is GORGEOUS! It makes me want to plan another backpacking trip :)

= said...

sounds like a blast!!! the scene is beautiful!!

lori said...

this is gorgeous! im jealous... we dont have anywhere good to hike. not that im a hiker. but maybe if we had somewhere beautiful, i would be?

Deveny said...

haha, my husband would also look at me like I'm a crazy person if I asked him to pose like a lion. His idea of posing is a raised eyebrow.

The Salty Mermaid said...

What an amazing area - I would hike several times a day if I had a view like that.

Carlie said...

Ah I so miss those Utah mountains. Though I never hiked in Southern Utah until our move to Texas. We stopped there and hiked for a few hours. So pretty! That is nice you will get to enjoy that often!

THE COOKS said...

NICE!!! Looks so peaceful!!! Thanks for sharing. :))

courtney said...

this looks so fun! what an awesome way to spend time with your hubby! :)

Tiffany said...

What a beautiful place t live.

Courtney Cakes said...

I love hiking too...
Utah looks just like AZ.
We must be neighbors.

Amanda said...

your pictures are amazing. so beautiful! Thanks for finding my blog :) I'm your newest follower.
I look forward to reading more from you!
-Amanda @ myloveforLyla

Shauna said...

How beautiful is that! I drove through Utah once and was amazed at all the red rock!

Diane Writes said...

Great scenery and the company of a great husband! What more can you ask for. You two are indeed blessed!

Nessa @{Casa Braaflat} said...

i'm so jealous. we used to hike all the time when we lived in minnesota. i miss it!

Erin said...

Everything is SO GORGEOUS! What town are you guys in- I forget?! I would love to go hiking all the time, we have a few trails here but NOTHING that amazing :)

That Girl said...

The husband and I were just discussing how much we want to visit Utah's parks!

Jenna // The Life of the Wife said...

I've HIKED THERE!! It's beautiful! And you must hike Zions too..its even MORE beautiful!

And girrrrrl the stories I could tell you about my broken out face! :)

Luv ya Courty!
J

Natalie DeVore said...

how fun! You guys are having so many adventures down there! I'm glad you are enjoying it so much (other than the work schedule).

I break out HORRIBLY........the two times I've had a girl in my belly....haha.

Why Girls Are Weird said...

What beautiful scenery!

P.S. I feel your pain on breaking out =-(

Kasey Lynne said...

So fun!!
That scenery is beautiful!!

Liesl said...

What a beautiful place to hike...love it!!! Hope you both enjoy your Easter weekend!!! :)

Sam said...

Haha, the simba rock. Great pics! Makes me want to get outside and do something!

Pamela said...

Pretty pictures!! rooooaaaaarrrrrrr!

Megan said...

Y'all are the cutest! And I seriously think that we NEED to come and visit y'all!! Those views are gorgeous!

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Unknown said...

let me know when you go hiking! we'd love to come!! :)

Whitney Leigh said...

hope your weekend is going great! just wanted to let you know I nominated you for an award on my blog. :)

Unknown said...

What gorgeous views you have there! You two are such a cute couple :)

It was so nice of you to stop by my blog, I'll be visiting your blog regularly from now on! :)

Happy Easter!

Anonymous said...

You're face is fine!!!

Ashley {hudson's happenings} said...

How BEAUTIFUL! You know I love "adventuring"...I need to come to your state!! All these pretty mountains and landscapes...so different from Alabama! If I ever make it over that way, you and Eric are first on my list to call! ;) We need a family double date.

Melanie said...

Looks like an amazing day!

Sarah @ Scissors and a Whisk said...

Wow, that looks great! I'm not even sure if we have any nice parks around here to hike in... but if I had yours, I totally would!

Crazy Shenanigans-JMO said...

Oh that looks like such a great time! I love the scenery!!

Dorothy Explora said...

that's absolutely breathtaking :)

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