Beating The Heat (Again)

We took a little break from the heat this weekend to explore some areas at or around a mile high...:) We camped at Blue Ridge Reservoir (about 7400 feet in elevation) and dodged rain the first night. It rained on our way up, but quit while we set up camp, ate dinner, explored the forest, and sat by the fire. A great first night! Saturday we took a day trip to East Clear Creek Canyon in Winslow, AZ. We took Rohan on a 3+mi kayak trip down the canyon. He had a blast, but couldn’t wait to get out and play on the rocks and jump into the water. We found a nice spot that had a 25’ jump for Mara and I, and a 12-15’ jump for Rohan. He was so excited to do it (but just a tiny bit scared). We stopped for lunch in Winslow and headed back to camp afterwards. Rohan was creating his “Tough Mudder Captain America Steve Rogers” course the rest of the day/night. He probably ran it 20 or more times…check out the video for the course walkthrough. Sunday we headed down to the reservoir amongst some awesome fog on the water and temps around 60°F! A far cry from the 112°F we left in Phoenix! The water was pristine, and very still. We kayaked another 3-3.5mi around the reservoir, and found a great place to snack and enjoy the serenity of the lake. Such a difference between the canyon and the reservoir, so it was awesome to kayak on both within a day! AZ is such a wonderland of terrain! Last week we also had a leak in our water line from the city to our house so we had a couple friends drop what they were doing come and help with that. Such great people we know! Enjoy the pics & vids!

Rohan's way of helping fix a leak:

Rohan's "Tough Mudder Captain America Steve Rogers" Course:

1st Person Jump (mainly for Michelle & Jen...:P):

Mara's Jump:

Rohan's First Jump:

Rohan's 2nd Cliff Jump:

Rohan discussing astronomy while traversing:

Rohan shooting bad guys then jumping: