Samples Family Blog

Where do I start this was such a great trip we hiked slot canyon and rode bikes all over.  The kids played so many board and card games :)  We met up with Grandma Jan and she took us around.. We stayed at the Palm Canyon Campground.  

Ocean Mesa RV and Campground, Santa Barbara with the Rogers. We were so excited to do a quick trip up the coast since all our trips are 6-7 hours away.  Will it wasn't quick there was a major mud slide so we we're all diverted to the 101 so it took up 5 hours to get to the RV Park.  Still a great place Tina and I got a Message and the boys swam the whole time. I always know its a good trip when you only have two pictures :)

 We drove to Sacramento to visit family it  was a great place the kids got to swim and we toured the State Capital!!

 This is post I put on a hiking site about how our trip went. July 19th & 20th 2015 - Angeles National Forest What an adventure Jackson (9) and I hiked Bear Canyon Trail thur Switzer Falls on July 19th, 2015 with Keri and Evan (9) this would be the boys first overnight backpacking trip. We got to Bear Canyon Campground around 4:00pm setup camp and cooked our dinner.   Around 6:00pm the rain started coming down we quickly got in our tents and settled in. We heard a thundering sound coming from the river I looked out the small window to see a flash flood of water coming down the river toppling over trees and plants. This lasted for about an hour then turned into a small storm with the river finally going down but not passable. The night passed with falling rocks coming off the mountain side and dead tree limbs crashing in the forest. The next morning about 6am we quickly ate and checked for a little bit of blue sky so we could hike back out without the risk...

Where do I start we had so much fun this time Joe & Jackson hiked to the top of Angels Landing (4.8 Miles 1500 feet with steep elevation gain) I can't tell you how proud I am of my boy and seeing his face when he finished, he was so excited.  We also Hiked Watchman Trail as a family (3 Miles 300-ft elevation gain)  This was A's first time hiking a big hike in Zion he did so great only a little complaining.  We also did some smaller hikes to Weeping rock & Lower Emerald Pools.  Alex turned 6 this year and we celebrated his Birthday while camping!!   We Love Zion so much!!  See you next year! Top of Angels Landing! Walters Wiggles Top of Watchman Big Horned Sheep A cairn is a man-made pile (or stack) of stones. The word cairn comes from the Scottish Gaelic : càrn (plural càirn ). [1] Our Home away from Home! Cousins hiking to Weeping Rock .5-miles Weeping Rock Last Hike of th...