Today the boys and I went out to the Kolob Canyon portion of Zion National Park. It was time to get out and get some hiking done. We started up at the top with a quick hike to an overlook. I can't remember the name of the trail, I want to say Timber Creek but creek doesn't seem right for this particular hike. Anyhow, it is a quick 1.15 mile (round trip) hike and we enjoyed it. There are some great views of the five fingers and I have to say it was a little more challenging than I remember it which was nice. For some reason I was picturing something of a paved path hike but that was not it at all. I must be mistaking a different hike somewhere else for that one. Anyway, it was a good hike and the boys had a good time.
We then went back down the canyon and stopped off at the Taylor Creek/Double Arch Cove parking area. We didn't have enough time to do the entire hike but we wanted to get some additional trail time in so we set the timer for 40 minutes and hit the trail. We would go as far as we could for 40 and then turn back. I had a couple of visits to do and had to get back to Cedar before 6. It worked out well other than severely rolling my ankle. Usually I can walk those off pretty good but this one was pretty bad and has got me hobbling. We still had some 20 minutes before our turn around time so I just sucked it up and we went further. Well, with 5 minutes or so to go I asked the boys if we were good to stop where we were and they were happy with that. They hung out for a few minutes and checked some things out and then we started back. That part all worked out just fine. My ankle is hurting still and the stairs are a bit of a challenge. No doubt I will survive but I'm hoping for a quick recovery. I'd like to get everyone back out on the trails soon.
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