Yellow Knolls

 

Well our time in Southern Utah was coming to an abrupt end, though our house was still on the market. It was frustrating us a little bit considering how quickly things were selling. We decided to make the best of it, though, and just enjoy our time off. We were now able to hang out with friends again because the pandemic was getting tiring. It wasn't like it was over, it was just not really hitting Southern Utah very hard. Conrad was back playing soccer and the kids were doing tennis again. We invited our friends Amanda and Eric to do a hike. We decided to head out to the Yellow Knolls because the features were so cool and they had never been there before.

 It was a nice spot and we talked with them while we walked. The kids were with us and they were able to hang out while we conversed with our friends. We were lucky because the weather was unseasonably cool with some overcast conditions. It would still get up into the 80s during the day, but for now we had some cool weather especially since we got an early start which was rare with Jacqueline. The trail started downhill through open sandy meadows. Then went up a jumbled path through volcanic rocks. It then came out to the most unique looking formations of fractured sandstone. It was almost scale like looking like the scales of some giant dinosaur. The kids and I made sure to get our money's worth, climbing all over the scales of these hexagonal fractures. I think it is one of the more unique features in an area full of unique features. After playing around long enough, we headed up the trail more. We only made it to the junction and everyone seemed to think it was far enough. On the way back, we saw a leopard lizard which always made me happy. The leopard lizard is by far my favorite. Other than that, nothing too remarkable occurred. Very happy to spend some time with Amanda and Eric. They are very nice people and we would be leaving behind many nice people when leaving. But we were off to new adventures, as soon as the house sells.