The Canyon

One of the things we have loved about being in Utah is having the mountains so close!  We are just five minutes from the mouth of the canyon.  One afternoon, we loaded up the kids to go explore the beauty that was basically in our backyard.

 We made our way up to a reservoir that Jason remembered riding near during his BYU days.

 The water was low, but it was still so pretty. 

 We laughed at ourselves as we complained about how cold it was!  The air here is much more crisp and the cold air has a bit of a bite!  It reminded us that we weren't home, but made it feel more like an adventure.

 While most of our drive looked like this...

We found ourselves a few times on dirt roads like this! Yikes!

 I'm so not a fan of steep winding mountain roads!  I just kept hoping we wouldn't meet a car coming the opposite way on these one way roads!

 I did my best to keep a straight face, but Jason couldn't help giving me a hard time.

We drove the Alpine Loop and enjoyed what was left of the leaves changing colors for fall.  We stopped and stretched our legs at another reservoir.

 Paige loved the splash of the rocks hitting the water.

 And we enjoyed watching the kids laugh and play together.  It has been nice to have so much time together as a family lately.