This was a momentous day because my mom was out to help watch our kids during conferences. We also had the day off for Martin Luther King Day, so it was like a bonus day. That meant that we had a babysitter, so we took full advantage of that and went for a hike. Mom and I had just walked the Timber Creek Overlook trail out in Kolob the day before, so looking down, I thought it might be nice to see the Kolob Arch again. Jacqueline took some talking into because it was a much longer hike than she wanted to go on, but when I told her I would carry the pack the whole time, then she was in. I wanted to get an early start, but we didn't make it to the trailhead until around ten. I like this trail a lot because of the gradual nature of the elevation. It was a quiet day on the trail.
There was no snow and there seemed to be no one out there. We hiked the four miles to La Verkin Creek, then upstream toward the Arch trail. We had a good time getting some conversation in about life, kids, work, etc... We finally ran into our first hiker and he was so enthusiastic about how quiet it had been out there. We didn't run into anyone else until the Arch trail. The Kolob Arch trail was in better shape then I remember it and pretty easy to follow upstream without getting the shoes wet.
We made it to the Arch where we sat down and had some lunch. Then turn around and hike back. We saw one more group coming out. It was a bunch of horse riders. The rest of the way we got to follow the chewed up trail, which made the hiking a little more challenging with all the sand. We had a quick stop down at the creek before heading up the hill. I really appreciated the openness with the big cliffs all around. Zyla had a great quote yesterday when we were at Timber Creek Overlook. She said, "There's a mountain on top of that mountain."
That was truly what Kolob looked like. The hike up was not so bad. There was the 3/4 of a mile up to campsite 3 which was just about enough uphill when we got to it. Then the meandering along Timber Creek, before the last mile out. Just before the end, you have to drop down a bunch before climbing again. We were out. Jacqueline was a little sore, but it was definitely good for her. I sure enjoyed having the day to hike with my wife again. It was a throwback to ten years earlier and a foreshadowing of what was to come in say another 10 years. Good hike and nice to get in some miles.
This was a momentous day because my mom was out to help watch our kids during conferences. We also had the day off for Martin Luther King Day, so it was like a bonus day. That meant that we had a babysitter, so we took full advantage of that and went for a hike. Mom and I had just walked the Timber Creek Overlook trail out in Kolob the day before, so looking down, I thought it might be nice to see the Kolob Arch again. Jacqueline took some talking into because it was a much longer hike than she wanted to go on, but when I told her I would carry the pack the whole time, then she was in. I wanted to get an early start, but we didn't make it to the trailhead until around ten. I like this trail a lot because of the gradual nature of the elevation. It was a quiet day on the trail.
There was no snow and there seemed to be no one out there. We hiked the four miles to La Verkin Creek, then upstream toward the Arch trail. We had a good time getting some conversation in about life, kids, work, etc... We finally ran into our first hiker and he was so enthusiastic about how quiet it had been out there. We didn't run into anyone else until the Arch trail. The Kolob Arch trail was in better shape then I remember it and pretty easy to follow upstream without getting the shoes wet.
We made it to the Arch where we sat down and had some lunch. Then turn around and hike back. We saw one more group coming out. It was a bunch of horse riders. The rest of the way we got to follow the chewed up trail, which made the hiking a little more challenging with all the sand. We had a quick stop down at the creek before heading up the hill. I really appreciated the openness with the big cliffs all around. Zyla had a great quote yesterday when we were at Timber Creek Overlook. She said, "There's a mountain on top of that mountain."
That was truly what Kolob looked like. The hike up was not so bad. There was the 3/4 of a mile up to campsite 3 which was just about enough uphill when we got to it. Then the meandering along Timber Creek, before the last mile out. Just before the end, you have to drop down a bunch before climbing again. We were out. Jacqueline was a little sore, but it was definitely good for her. I sure enjoyed having the day to hike with my wife again. It was a throwback to ten years earlier and a foreshadowing of what was to come in say another 10 years. Good hike and nice to get in some miles. 
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