Birthday Camping in Zion
Last weekend I packed up the family and headed to Zion National Park, about 3 hours from Vegas. My DH and I don’t get to enjoy many of the climbing trips and campfire shenanigans we used to indulge in before Nick came along, so we take what we can get. The weather was gorgeous, high 80’s during the day and maybe about 50 at night. Â Good, snuggly, tent weather, not too cold, not too hot.
Nick is always up at the crack of dawn, ready to explore.
We had a great little hike along the Virgin River just as the sun was coming up.
Then Nick proceeded to make mama some coffee. He’s a good boy!
Off to the Zion Visitor Center to catch a shuttle into the park.
Nick loves riding the shuttle, he gets to sit in his own seat like a big boy. I can’t tell you how psyched he gets about it!
We start up the Emerald Pools trail, a really short, pretty hike. Â We make it about 1/4 mile. Â That’s pretty damn good for us! Â Nick is at that age where he won’t ride in the kid carrier, but he can’t really hike any distance.
We end up with the “Campground Curse”-no naptime due to over-excitement. So we just make the best of it and let him run around with the other campground urchins. He’ll collapse in the tent later.
My boy is lovin’ life!
