Memorial Day Weekend

For Memorial Day weekend Hannah, her husband Miguel, and I went to Escalante. It is a small town in south east Utah. There is lots of outdoor activities to do. It is also very dog friendly, which is what I needed. Oh yeah, Moki came too!!!! It was a pretty exhausting weekend but really really fun.

We left Friday after work. Of course everyone in Utah was trying to leave on vacation so there was a lot of traffic in Utah county. We didn't get to Escalante until dark. We got to our campground and someone was setting up camp in our campground.....WHAT???? So annoying. We had to give them the boot, which was just awkward. Then we set up camp and slept.


Lower Calf Creek Falls is the hike that made me want to go to Escalante. I have seen lots of pictures and it didn't dissapoint. It was a six mile round trip hike to the waterfall. We should have started earlier because it was HOT! But we had a good time.

After the hike we got lunch and then headed to the lake. We spent the rest of the day hammocking and paddle boarding on the lake.

Sunday we got up and went to church. It was a fun Sacrament meeting because all the young men were speaking. They all spoke on the Priesthood. They did a great job and it was fun to hear their country accents.

After church we headed back to the reservoir for a day on the lake. We played on the paddle boards and relaxed for most of the afternoon.

Trying to master the art of pumping up the paddle boards. NOT EASY!

 Getting the go pro ready to use.

The go pro can actually sit on the paddle board while you use it. So cool.

It was a beautiful day.

 I tried to get Moki comfortable on the paddle board. Not sure that it worked.

 After we had played in the water through the heat of the day we cleaned up and headed to hike to Natural Bridge. This was a very easy and fun 4mile out and back hike. We hiked on the trail to the bridge and then hiked back in the river.

The Natural Bridge!!!

It really was a gorgeous evening and a very fun little hike.

We all enjoyed this hike, especially Moki!

After we finished hiking we headed back to Escalante to find food. If you ever go to Escalante my advice is to remember that it is a small town and everything closes early. Like by 9pm. It is still light so you are out hiking and having fun but you will miss dinner!!!!!! There also aren't very many food options.

Monday we woke up, cleaned up, and headed home. I was EXHAUSTED when I got home. It was such a fun little trip. Also important to note: Escalante is worse than the beach with all the sand. We had sand everywhere..

It was a fun Memorial Day weekend and always fun to explore a new place!