Fourth of July Fun

Yesterday for the Fourth we took the dogs on the Jardine Juniper trail up Logan Canyon.  It's a longer hike, so we wanted to make sure we started early enough (7am) to beat a good portion of the heat. This trail has some beautiful views and winds its way back into a canyon and over a handful of ridges. Despite the length of the trail, the incline is gradual the whole way, which made it pretty easy going.  Nevertheless, we were cautious with Lucy, wanting to make sure she didn't overexert herself.  However, Lucy did just great!  After we got home, she got a bath and nap and was bouncing around again that evening. 

On the trail we saw:

• Several squirrels/chipmunks
• 7 horses and riders (Cheri wanted to play with the horses...)
• A hawk
• A TON of butterflies
• A pair of bikers (apparently the trail is super popular with bikers and horseback riders)
• A few pairs of other hikers (going up when we were coming down-we were glad we started early because it was going to be a toasty hike for them!)
• And a cow moose!

At the trail head nice and early.
Despite my awesome facial expression, I am happy to be there ;)

Taking a little break about 3/4 of the way there.  
From their vantage point, the dogs could see an entire valley of just trees.

At our destination and ready to take a rest.   Most of the hike was shady,
except the last 10-15 minutes, which brought us over a ridge and into the sunny side.  

We were grateful for the 40 foot tall Juniper to give us some shade!

In the background, you can see part of the beautiful views.

They say this tree is over 1500 years old and is on the list of  the world's oldest trees.