We packed lunches and drove to the falls. We hiked around and played in the water. It was beautiful, not too hot, and although it was more crowded than I had ever seen it, we hiked up the river and hardly saw any other people. Blythe, Makenna, and Luke got all the way wet and then Blythe was cold; the rest of us just got our feet wet. The littles threw rocks in the river and did a bit of wading. Thea was keen to hike on her own two feet, but more reluctant to put her feet in the water.
When we were all done playing at the falls, we drove another six or so miles up the road to check out Mirror Lake. I had never been there. We didn't really have anything to do at the lake, so we parked, got out, walked to the lake shore, looked for a few minutes, then got back in the car and went on our way.
The drive home was slow. As we turned south from Heber to head down the canyon, we encountered traffic that was practically at a standstill. For about two miles, we creeped along, taking nearly 30 minutes to drive two miles. We could have walked the distance faster than we drove it. It was a merging issue. However, we had such a good time, we didn't let a bit of slowdown bother us too much or ruin our delightful day.
Passengers
The big kids were going to submerge themselves in the cold, cold water.
When Blythe sat down, she shrieked because of the temperature.
They counted to three and then went under.
Except Brandt didn't.
Blythe shivered the rest of the time we were there.
Brandt wanted to push over a tree.
He was unsuccessful, but I didn't offer much encouragement.
Mirror Lake with Mount Baldy in the background.
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