We went to Ponderosa Campground for one last family camping trip before sending the kids off to school. The next day we took a short hike to a swimming hole on Christopher Creek Canyon. When we arrived at the swimming gorge there were two problems: 1) the swimming holes didn't have any easy kid-friendly access and 2) chocolate milk.... the water was the color of chocolate milk because of a recent torrential rain fall. Our solution: after getting a good view of the canyon, we hiked up the creek a bit to a nice shady spot. Here we had snacks, played games, and Jeff made boats for the girls to race down the chocolate creek. No swimming... but good times none the less!
Maya was trying to match the character on her shirt. Can she be as grumpy as Grumpy the Carebear? I don't think so, not today anyway.
There were some horses grazing on the grass and meandering through the forest around us. They were not tied up or fenced in or anything. Who's loose horses? I don't know... but the girls loved seeing them and hearing their horse noises!
On the way out we stopped at the lake & park in Payson for a picnic.
