Lil' Dean Fam

We went on one of our favorite hikes.. Lower Bell Canyon Reservoir.   8 kids, 100 degrees, 2 moms and 3.5 miles!  wahoo. 

Summer Road Trip, 2017: Day 1 Driving from Salt Lake to Jackson, Wyoming For our summer trip this year, we decided to see Grand Tetons and Yellowstone National Parks.  We drove from Salt Lake to Jackson.  That evening we walked around the quaint town of Jackson which was bursting with tourists.  We went inside some of the shops, did some souvenir shopping, and had a nice dinner.  Then we drove out to the lodge to sleep for the night.  We stayed at Togowotee Lodge.  There were individual cabins which were quite nice.  We saw a deer on our drive.  It was nice staying out a ways from the town but I think maybe I'd try to get a little bit closer next time. Leaving SLC Lunch at Grandpa's BBQ in Idaho Falls Teton Pass Teton Pass Using Snapchat to check the altitude.  8413 feet  Jackson Hole, Wyoming The Grand Tetons!!!

Ryan did a short hike with his scout troop one Wednesday night and he really wanted to do it again so that he could show us some birds and a new trail.  It took me a while to follow my 11-year old's directions, but we eventually found the hike.  It was a great morning for a hike and it didn't get TOO hot on us before we were out of there for the day.   This hike is really a mountain bike trail.  So, if you're in to that kind of thing, I'd say take a bike!  It was an okay hike but I was just glad for the activity and one on two time with my boys.   I've just recently (thanks to Colin) discovered the All Trails app and I would recommend it to any hikers out there. Hiking is one thing that we have really gotten into as a family.  We all own a pair of hiking boots and a camel back now and really, that's about all the equipment you need, so it makes it an affordable pass time and we're enjoying exploring our surroundings.