Hiking the Navaho Loop

 So, the weather was looking ugly.  But Dan convinced me that I needed to hike the Navaho Loop.  It was about a mile and a half, and he said it was straight down and then back up.  Sounded fun. Josh, Marian and Rylee all wanted to do it too, which surprised me.  They did a great job! And it was a tough hike.  It really was a steep downward trail, and then steeply back up.

It was everything I hoped it would be!  It was beautiful and amazing! It made my soul happy.  And we totally got rained on.  We were hustling through the hike, keeping an eye on the dark clouds and hearing the rolling thunder.  We were 3/4 through when it started to sprinkle.  That made us move a little faster.  It started dumping rain as we neared the finish and the last 5 minutes was in a downpour. But yes, it was totally worth it!!

So happy to be doing this! 

 We did get to climb on the rocks and touch them and really enjoy them.

 Selfie with my girl!

Ug.  This is so dark.  But I love this kid! 

 Check out this cool rock formation!  I needed a selfie with it.

 Look how amazing this is!  I love it!

They found a little cave, so they HAD to sit in it. 

 This area had a lot of stacked rocks.  So Rylee wanted to stack her own.  She did a good job.

 Hiking back up.  It was hard work!

Must pose with the cool tree. 

I'm sad this one is dark.  It was so cute that Marian was giving Rylee a piggy-back when she got tired.

Walking up the trail in the awesome rocks.  I just love them! 

Come on, isn't this the coolest picture?!! Look at those rocks!  And the storm clouds. 

A quick pose for me. 

Looking down.  Yep, we hiked up from all the way down there! 

Did I mention how much I loved this trail?  And these great kids?! 

The last bit was switchbacks like this.  And we were hoofing it to beat the rain. Well, it was drizzling at this point.

 I was pooped.  So I took a picture so I had an excuse for a break!  That's the trail up.  Good times!