canyon exploring and rainbows

Last Sunday we went exploring at a canyon in Springville, which we later learned was called Little Rock Canyon. Here we are being adventurous explorers :) We hiked up for a while and then sat and listened to the sounds of the canyon, the birds and the wind and we looked at wildflowers. It was a lot of fun!

John was so excited to be exploring after his nasty fall off a cliff while rock climbing that got him 9 stitches in his right leg. (needless to say, he got in BIG trouble for that, ha ha ha) This is his adventure pose ;)

I haven't really been hiking in a really long time, so although you might not be able to tell in this picture...i was exhausted!!! ;)


On a different note, the weather in Utah has been BIZARRE with random thunderstorms and lightning. today we had another crazy storm, but then later in the afternoon, the sun came out, but it was still raining. weird. but this was the result - one of the brightest rainbows i've ever seen! there was another one right next to this one, but it wasn't nearly as bright or vivid as this one. i wish i could have captured it as bright as it was. but this will have to do:

It was beautiful. But it's moments like this that i really miss john while he's gone. He's still at home painting the trim and being very productive, so that's good, but i can't wait to see him on wednesday! yay!