School of Recreation: Escalante

Thursday, June 26, 2008

Escalante

We had the best time! The bed and breakfast was great, Zack claims it is the nicest place he's ever been. We had never stayed at a b&b before, so I didn't really appreciate the concept. Wake up, show up for a delicious breakfast, and go on your merry way. Starting a day off like this when you are vacationing with kids is GREAT. The weather was perfect 80'. We saw tons of really neat Native American dwellings, art, artifacts etc... All on the same property where we were staying. We also got in some hiking as well. 7 miles is defenitely Stella's limit. Thank goodness it was flat. Thanks mom and dad for planning this trip and coming along!! Check out the beautiful place we spent our vacation www.slotcanyonsinn.com

1 comment:

Anonymous said...: Hey Lisa, I'm so jealous of your trip...your blog looks awesome, I love the pictures! When do you want to go to the Cottonwood swim pool?; June 26, 2008 at 8:22 PM

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