The Blood Blog: Chiricahua

My new year's resolution was to go camping more often. Sadly, it took us until September to finally go. We went to Chiricahua- my favorite local spot- with the Flythes and Allens.

There was a total flash flood as we were driving up there! We pulled to the side and watched several smaller cars cross this wash before we braved it. It really felt like driving in a river. Luckily, the rain was very localized, and once we got out of the storm, it was smooth sailing. It wasn't wet at all up in the mountains.

We took a stroll from the campground to the visitors center after dinner. We got to throw rocks into the stream and found some mini waterfalls along the way.

The fire pit was just the right size to fit a body. Not suspicious at all. This is a morning picture- the night before we enjoyed roasting marshmallows and staying up late swapping stories. We let the boys practice starting small fires the next morning- hence Elliot's delighted face.

Nature Isaac!

All Elliot needs to be happy is a stick. He wanders around swinging it and periodically comes over to tell me that he defeated the boss.

The Flythe girls brought their guitar and Ukulele! In an extremely confidence boosting twist of fate, Belle's handful of printed music were all songs that I learned when I learned how to play guitar ten years ago. We were jamming out to Hey Soul Sister and Fireflies and having a swell time after packing up in the morning.

Next we were onto our favorite hike: Echo Canyon Grottoes!

There are so many cool rock formations and so many kids begging for photo ops

At one point along the trail, Elliot climbed up this little slot and said there was a good view up the cliff. So the whole gang followed him up and sure enough good views were had!