Labor Day Hike

As a family, we try to get out and about to do fun things. This mainly ends up staying home and watching a movie or playing in the half yard behind out 4-plex. My wife Lindsey and I have been married for over 4 years and have both lived in Utah for around 6 years. In those years, we have not been to a lot of the popular touristy spots. There are tons of places to go and see here in Utah, but it has been hard for the two of us to get out and see them. Add our daughter into the mix and that turns into a lot of excuses for not going. Well, we have turned a new leaf so to speak and have made an effort to go see more places and do more things.

Our latest adventure was a short morning hike on the Grotto Trail along the Nebo Scenic Loop in Payson, UT. The Nebo Scenic Loop is a great drive up Payson Canyon and there are a lot of hiking trails along the way and some great fishing spots in the Payson Lakes area. The Grotto Trail follows a creek to a grotto created by a waterfall. It isn't very large, but it is still pretty cool. The water flow was pretty light due to the time of year. From what I have heard it can get pretty sketchy in the spring with the snow pack melting and the water flowing pretty fast.

The hike was very nice. The trail was well marked and there were several small bridges to cross the creek as you hike up. It took around 45 minutes round trip and the trail length is estimated at 0.3 miles one way. So like I said, it was pretty easy and it lasted long enough to keep our daughter Adelyn interested and happy, but not long enough that she hated her life. She even was sad to see the car when we were done. She wanted to go back and walk across the bridges again.

Our next trip planned is to head up to see the Salt Flats, Antelope Island, and The Great Salt Lake. These are all in the same general area, so we can probably hit all three on a Saturday.