August 2012│Cecret Lake

The last weekend in August, we headed up to Little Cottonwood Canyon with the Clarke's.

We chose Cecret Lake Trail  (yes, cecret with a c) as our hiking trail.

Scott and I love being able to take our kids to the outdoors. 

There's something extraordinary about being in nature, with no distractions (i.e. tv, computer, ipods).

We have been so blessed to meet such great people here in Utah. 

Heidi and Kyle are great and fun to be around.

I'm glad they were able to join us.

Braden was demanding that I take photos of him. 

He is such a little poser!:)

The hike proved to be a little bit more challenging than described online. 

But despite the challenging terrain, we made it to the lake.

It was beautiful.

I am always deeply amazed at the beauty of this earth.

How is it possible to find this random lake up in the middle of a mountain? 

The chipmunks were 'extremely' friendly, as in a little 'too' friend...almost scary friendly.

They were so close to us, we were afraid we were going to get bitten.

But they seem so inoffensive don't they?

Braden loves to climb on Scott, it's one of his favorite things to do when Scott is around.  

Braden thinks his dad is a jumgle gym. 

One of my favorite things about hiking in the canyons is how much cooler it feels up there. 

It is so refreshing and I know it sounds cheesy but I feel closer to heaven. :)

This guy was a brave one. 

He had no one belaying him. 

Scary if you ask me. 

I think it is time to invest on a good baby carrier for Brooke...something with a little more padding for the shoulders. 

Any recommendations?