Isn't it nice when your plans turn out better than you expect?
When driving through Helper ( a small town near Price) recently, I'd noticed a walking trail near the road. I mentioned it to Del, and we decided to try it out with our family Sunday evening. The first half mile of trail was right next to the freeway and quite noisy. However, we literally turned a corner and found ourselves on a secluded, wooded path.
It was almost like we'd stepped into an enchanted wood. There were picnic areas, a river that ran next to the path, and even a couple of swinging bridges!
The trail passed through the sites of a couple of ghost towns, with plaques that described their histories; we actually saw the old foundation of a small building. There were also a couple of trees between the path and river that had recently been gnawed by a beaver, but we didn't see the animal.
We took a small detour and checked out this train engine located a short distance from downtown Helper:
The trail continued on from that point, but it was getting late and cold and we still had to walk back to our starting point. The kids were disappointed, but I told them that it would give us something to do on another Sunday :) All in all, we really had a wonderful time.
While we were checking out the train, Del had a private photo shoot with each of the two older boys:
I think he did a great job, especially since the flash is broken on our camera!
4 comments:
I also loved the trail while I lived in helper. Nathan and I would take walks on it all the time. Further us the canyon on the trail is where Nathan taught his rock climbing class. There are some fun cliffs to rock climb on.
Both pictures look great of the boys. Jefferson looks a lot older.
I love Sundays. They seem like such a great day to relax with your family. I like the pics and it looks like a fun time!
I use to love walking on trails in Provo. The scenery was usually beautiful. Sunday strolls are the best.
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