Hop Valley Hike with Mike and Shannon

In preparation for a longer hike, I hiked 7 miles out by the Washington Parkway exit.

We threw together a hike through hop valley with Shannon and Mike because they are moving back to Idaho soon.

Shannon loves to hike and had meant to hike Hop Valley but never got around to it. Merril and I were thinking of hiking it because Merril rode his snow bike here for a search. He wanted to hike it in the summer. We discovered that we both wanted to do it and had to get it done before they moved. So we hiked from Hop Valley, to Kolob Arch, and on through to Kolob Canyons. It was a perfect weather day!

It's about 14 or so miles. Maybe a little more. It was fun because we just chatted the whole time!

Kolob arch is high and in the background.

It was beautiful! I was tired at the end but felt good the whole time!

Shannon and I kept stopping to take pictures of the flowers. Everything was in bloom. 

I'm going to miss Mike and Shannon. They've been great neighbors and friends! I'm glad we've had the opportunity to know them this past year!