Jeff & Angela Monson Family: A Week in Sedona

More to come from our week in Sedona....

Boynton Canyon Trail

I stayed back with the nappers(Ella and Kate), while Jeff took the "big girls" up the Boynton Canyon trail. They hiked to see a number of small Sinaguan Indian ruins, most were built 100-300 ft up in an alcove on the side of a rock.

King of the mountain. I guess that makes me the queen, right?

One-little, Two-little indians.

Submarine Rock

Maya and Aubree went on this hike earlier in the week with Jeff, so we let them be the "leaders" and show us the way. They were so excited that they ran (or galloped) most the way there.

The girls found a rock that they labeled as a bench, and sat on it for a break from the hike.

Fellow hikers awarded Jeff with the "Father of the Year Award" for taking a bunch of little girls hiking and at times, carying two of them. I second it!

This looks more dangerous than it is, but we did have Maya come down and take a less steep route. She is usually very fearful, but she was having so much fun that she forgot to be scared.

Jeff and Kate enjoying the view on submarine rock.

Aubree was proud to conquer Submarine Rock for a sencond time. She is a great little hiker.

Last Day at the Creek
We spent our last day of vacation at our favorite spot on Oak Creek. Fishing and exploring entertained the whole family for hours.

Daddy-daughter fishing... Aubree caught three fish this time!

"I love fishing. You put that line in the water and you don't know what's on the other end. Your imagination is under there." ~Robert Altman

Unfortunately..... "All the romance of trout fishing exists in the mind of the angler and is in no way shared by the fish." Harold F. Blaisdell

When the girls found these painted rocks near the creek bed, they thought that they had discovered a great treasure! It also inspired them to make their own. They picked out some rocks, took them home, and colored them in a similar fassion.