HIking...

Tanner went on a hike a few weeks ago for scouts and has been begging to take us on it. So, we set out Saturday morning to see some cool caves up near Red Rock. (Sadly, Mitchell got called into work early) He found the starting point and off we went....

We thought we were prepared... water - check, snacks - check...

Scotty and Ashley ready to go...

About to head into the cave... this is when we realize what we forgot! Dark cave, need flashlights... no check. Dang! How could we forget??? Tanner reminded us many times! Luckily another family was up there and they couldn't find the entrance into the cave, so we showed them the way and they let us use their light! I should be able to use that in a talk someday hugh?? We didn't explore as long as we would have if we had our own lights... oh well. Next time.

John headed in...

Stupid people have graffiti'd the place real bad. so sad!

This picture doesn't do it justice... the cave is huge and you go for a ways and then you can go down into an even bigger area... we didn't go too far because the people with the light weren't going down there... bummer.

Being in the cave reminded me of Tom Sawyer. I think when i was little we used to listen to a tape of my Grandma Verhaaren telling that story. This is how I pictured the dark tunnels they got lost in... it was a little scary. Glad we didn't go too far.

We survived!

The love birds...

Tanner being silly...

Sometimes I forget that Vegas has some beautiful spots! This was one of them. We got lucky, there were clouds in the sky, so it wasn't too hot and we missed the rain. It was perfect.