We live in the western foothills of the Estrella Mountain range that runs on a south-east diagonal below Phoenix, so we are just a few minutes drive away from some really great hiking trails. Steve has been able to do some exploring on his own, both on foot and on the ATV. He wanted to show us one particular trail that goes to the highest peak in the Estrellas and now that Brian is getting older and has more endurance, we loaded up the kiddos into the Pilot and 4-wheeled through the sand to the base of the mountain. The trail is 3 miles each way so we obviously didn't make it that far with a 4-year-old on foot and a 17-month-old in a front pack. We did make it a respectible 1/3 of the way up the mountain and got some pretty great views. Brian was a champ and didn't want to turn around. He doesn't quite understand that what goes up, must come down and you have to save some energy for the downhill portion of the hike.
The weather was beautiful, about 90 degrees with a slight breeze and we even got lucky enough to catch a sprinkle from a small summer storm to cool us off. Brian took a fall near the end of the hike, but he has forgotten all about his little run in with some sharp rocks and wants to hike again soon. We are thinking we need to get one of those toddler backpacks for the tot for next time!
We live in the western foothills of the Estrella Mountain range that runs on a south-east diagonal below Phoenix, so we are just a few minutes drive away from some really great hiking trails. Steve has been able to do some exploring on his own, both on foot and on the ATV. He wanted to show us one particular trail that goes to the highest peak in the Estrellas and now that Brian is getting older and has more endurance, we loaded up the kiddos into the Pilot and 4-wheeled through the sand to the base of the mountain. The trail is 3 miles each way so we obviously didn't make it that far with a 4-year-old on foot and a 17-month-old in a front pack. We did make it a respectible 1/3 of the way up the mountain and got some pretty great views. Brian was a champ and didn't want to turn around. He doesn't quite understand that what goes up, must come down and you have to save some energy for the downhill portion of the hike.
The weather was beautiful, about 90 degrees with a slight breeze and we even got lucky enough to catch a sprinkle from a small summer storm to cool us off. Brian took a fall near the end of the hike, but he has forgotten all about his little run in with some sharp rocks and wants to hike again soon. We are thinking we need to get one of those toddler backpacks for the tot for next time!
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