A Run and A Hike

The first weekend in November we headed to St. George. Steph (my sis-in-law) and I had signed up to run in the Butch Cassidy 10K back in August. Given all the traveling we had done in October, it was a good thing this run was already signed up and paid for, or I would have probably bailed. But, I'm sure glad we didn't! The race was a blast...it starts in Springdale, not far from the entrance to Zions National Park, and ends in Grafton. Grafton is a small "ghost town" where they've filmed a couple of movies. The scenery was beautiful, and the weather was perfect. Other than Steph swelling up like Quasimodo after the race, due to an allergy in the air...we had a fabulous time!

After the race, the boys met us with the kids and we went into the park (thanks to Grandpa Rock and his park pass!) and took the kids on a hike. We ventured up to Weeping Rock, because it's short and sweet, and the kids loved it. They couldn't figure out why water was coming out of the side of a rock. After the hike we had lunch on the river and walked to where The Narrows begin. Also a fun little jaunt.

Later that night it was dinner with the Simonson's, the Crump's grew up with these guys, and we had a blast sharing stories (well, I just listened and thoroughly enjoyed it) from the "good old days". It was great! Thanks for spending the evening with us guys! And, thanks to Rocky and Steph for another great idea for an adventure. Let's do it again next year!