Escalante is known for its hiking, and we wanted to check it out. The Park Ranger at Bryce Canyon told us to be sure t check out Calf Creek Falls when we made it to Escalante. So after sleeping in this morning, we studied the hiking book here in the Tiny House and researched Lower Calf Creek Falls, locating the Trailhead and making our hiking plan. So a little long but the Falls are supposed to be amazing. So we packed a picnic lunch, first aid kit, compass, whistle and lots of water. Mike also loaded up a cooler to keep in car with cold water for when we finished the hike and off we went.

The drive was beautiful – although it looked like a different planet.

The map was accurate and we found the trailhead without any problems.It was a 3.1 mile hike in and 3.1 out, so off we went to conquer Lower Calf Creek Falls.

We signed the TrailRegister – the hiking book explained that you should always sign the register listing which trail, number in your party and how long you plan on being on the trail.The Hike was beautiful, but it was tough, especially in the heat and altitude. There were some pretty steep climbs followed by gradual descents. But the views were awesome!

There were 14 trail markers that we estimated were placed every quarter mile or so… and once we got to #14, the hike was TOTALLY worth it!The boys played and slid and played and slid for an hour or so.

I think it’s safe to say they had a great time 😉 We had a picnic lunch and just enjoyed watching the boys have so much fun ❤️

I cannot explain how beautiful the falls were, and how grateful we are that this was the hike we took.

After eating and cooling off, it was time to hike out…

We were all so proud of ourselves for completing this hike. It wasn’t what I’d call “easy” – apparently easy in Utah means something different than in North Carolina🤪

On the way back to our tiny house, we passed a Dinocare Gas Station, so we had to get our picture with the dinosaur… because how often do you have a chance to get your picture with a green dinosaur?

We did a little exploring in the town of Escalante… it’s not a big place – no stoplights. But everyone was very nice.

We have one more night of home cooked meals before we are back to restaurants, so we used our leftover steak and a couple of chicken breasts to make stir fry. It was delicious! And we finished off our convection oven apple-blueberry dump cake.

We finished off this perfect day with Solo, A Star Wars Movie… but paused for a few Snacks those 2 are great at finishing off leftovers 🤣

Tomorrow we head to Page, Arizona on our way to the Grand Canyon.