Merril's on a Japanese tour and Maxine was at robotics so I made the rest of the kids hike to an aviation navigation arrow. I've wanted to do this for a few months but haven't been able to make it happen until today. Before sophisticated flying instruments, air mail planes had a hard time flying across the country at night or in poor weather. The cement arrows were painted bright yellow or orange and had a light beacon tower in the center to help guide pilots. As new technologies developed, the arrows became obsolete and the towers were taken town but the concrete arrows remain on mountain tops. This one overlooks Quail reservoir and points towards Salt Lake City. It was a small .5 mile hike each way on a gorgeous afternoon.
The arrow is right next to the plateau edge. The kids wanted to sit by the edge, something that makes my insides twist in knots.
Every time Jack would shift, it made my heart jump.
Mikayla found a rock at the top that she carted all the way back down. She loves to collect rocks and sticks on hikes.
We found a rock with wood fossils stuck in it.
It was just the right amount of exercise for the afternoon.
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