Day Eight - Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area

Feeling somewhat less ambitious after our long day on the road, we headed to Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area. Little Red negotiated the 13-mile Scenic Drive, then brought us back to climb among the Calico Hills - sharp, deep red undulations and caverns.

 

 

Evelyn joyfully climbed among these rocks all afternoon - a truly nature playground - then slumped in her carseat into a deep sleep before I was finished backing out of our parking spot. We could have spent an entire week here alone: climbing the rocks, then hiking the trails that snake through and up the surrounding mountains and canyons. All I could have wished for was more time here...