Labor Day 2011

When Rob and I were talking about what we could do on Labor Day, we thought about making the Wind Cave hike a Labor Day tradition.  But then reality of me being very pregnant set in.  We decided on the Logan River trail, going from Second Dam to Spring Hollow.  From the hiking trail maps we could find, it looked to be about a mile or two one way.  It is a mostly flat trail so we figured the Labor Day leisurely walk wouldn't actually put me into labor.

We invited Ashlee's friend, Rachel, and her mom, Teresa, to join us.  It was a beautiful day, slightly overcast but not chilly.  We packed a lunch and headed to the trail.  At one point in the trail, there was fork with a sign that said "Bridger Overlook:  Spring Hollow Jct .8 miles (yes, that is a "point" 8)"  We figured that meant if we followed that trail, we would eventually hook back up to the trail at Spring Hollow in just under a mile.  Well, that wasn't what it meant because after going mostly up a slight but constant incline, we met up with some people heading down and they said it doesn't ever go back down to Spring Hollow.  Well, we decided to hike up just a little further to see if we could find a good spot to stop and eat lunch.

This is me asking Rob, "Am I in that picture?"  Yes, yes you are...

After lunch we went just a little further to an opening (and found another hill that everyone but me went up...not sure I would have made it up or down!) 

In this picture of Landon,  you can see the road going through the canyon in the right-hand corner.  The trail we originally were going to take followed pretty closely to the road (at least elevation-wise) so you can see we had quite the uphill journey.

You can see why I didn't make the trip up this hill.  I am down in the right hand corner of the picture and it was pretty much straight up from there...

I think Ashlee and Brynlee are trying to make it look like they are holding up the mountain in these next two pics??

After exploring a little bit more, we headed back down the mountain. When we got to Second Dam, our expected 1 hour walk had turned into a 3 hour hike. It was great but I was definitely feeling it! The kids wanted to come back to Second Dam for dinner, so we went home (so nice living 5 minutes away!) and got some things ready to roast hot dogs and marshmallows. It was a fun Labor Day enjoying the beautiful surroundings in Cache Valley.