On Saturday January 22, we decided that we needed to get out of Cedar. So we packed up the truck and decided on Kanab as our destination. We traveled over Cedar mountain on HWY 14 for about 40 miles. At Tod's junction we took a right and travel down US 89 for another 40 miles.
We knew we wanted to go to Kanab, but besides that hadn't planned out what we were going to do once we got there, which was fine with us. We ended up going down Kanab canyon, some know it as Angel canyon and found a nice spot to have lunch and explore a bit on foot. We ate lunch over looking a slot canyon that had a lot of water running through it. It provided entertainment for our 2 almost 3 year old son Atticus and our dogs. While Brook and I were able to relax and soak up some of that good southwest sun.
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| We found a nice spot on the rock to eat. |
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| Atticus can't resist a sweet ledge to jump off of. |
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| Family pose, baby Sophie two weeks old enjoying some much needed sun. |
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| Our other kids, Marley, a black lab and Nova, an Australian shepard. |
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| Funky rock formation, can anyone tell me why and how this happens? |
After having lunch we decided to explore some more of the dirt roads. We always try to be self sufficient in our back road travels, but found comfort in knowing that Best Friends Animal Society was only a few miles away from where we were if we needed help.
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| It's always a good sign when your GPS doesn't know where you are. |
We ended up traveling down a road that took us to an old Native American ruin. Besides a wooden fence there wasn't much information on the site. From past experiences it looked to us like a grainery or a place to store food.
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| There were about five or six of these structures. |
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| Some pottery we found at the site. |
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| Right above the site was some bat guano. |
We ended the trip by traveling a couple of more miles down the road which took us to an underground lake.
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| Standing in front of the opening to the underground lake |
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After we got a little dirt in our shoes and warmed our bones we decided it was time to head home. Little trips like this for our family breaks up the monotony of work, school, and everyday life.
