Hiking with the children in Zion can be a challenge at times, but if you evaluate your options, you will find that there are many. This is especially true during a dry winter because the element of heat does not factor in and conditions are typically good. One such place is Huber Wash which we have utilized a few times. Now that Zyla is hiking by herself, this is a good option because it has no steep drop offs and is fairly flat. The wash was snowy in places and muddy in others, but for the most part it was clear and dry. It was still rocky so it gave Zyla a bit of fun to play around in the rocks.
With her slave driving parents forcing her to continue marching along the wash, she is able to keep moving for quite some time. We do have to hold her hand at times to keep her moving, but we can tell that she really enjoys being outside hiking. Conrad is like the silent ghost. Other than the 25 pounds on my back, I barely know that he is there. That must be good as I assume he is soaking it all in and enjoying the scenery. Maybe he is bored, but I would believe he would make that be known.
I wanted to make it all the way up to the petrified log jam, but as each curve in the wash came around, it seemed like we were closer than we were. Finally we decided that we had enough and turned around. The kids did get a little time to play at lunch time which could have lasted all day for all they cared. They could play with sticks and rocks in the dirt for hours and hours. Glad that we still have places like this that they can. On the way back, Conrad finally got exhausted and fell asleep. Zyla had us play hide and go seek until Mommy got tired of it. All and all it was a great February enjoying the cool, mild days of winter in the desert.
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