Best of Utah: Dripping Rocks

     
     Lance and I had another fun little adventure this weekend.  We have decided that as a couple, we would like to start putting the things we really want to do on the calendar, at least a couple months ahead of time.  That way, we no longer wake up every Saturday morning, look at each other, and say, "Well? What are we doing today?" as we have pretty much since we first got married. With something on the calendar, we have to actually get up and go do something, which is something we love to do anyways.
     We have learned that as much as we love to go hiking during the summer, the beginning Autumn is one of the best times to go. It's not freezing yet, so getting wet while walking across a stream is not a big deal, but it's not so hot that our water is gone a hundred feet into out hike.  Upon our search for a new place to hike, we found this:

      We found a few pictures on line, with a short description of the place, and we were not disappointed. There is water dripping all along the rock.  I wish the picture did the dripping rocks more justice, because it was pretty neat.  Above the rocks were super tall trees, in which I tried to video and ended up with my phone pointing straight up toward the sky before getting to the tops of the trees. 
     
     The hike was short, and to be honest, I'm not really sure I would call it a hike at all.  It's more of a bike a trail, with the most difficult part being climbing down a short patch of rocks and dirt to the riverbed. For anyone who might wonder, is this a good hike for children?  I would say yes.  Of course, I don't have any of my own yet, but I think it would have a fun little adventure to take the little ones down to the river bed to show them the dripping rocks.



     The full hike, or walk, is only about a mile round trip, so it wasn't long before we found where the water was dripping off the rocks.  As soon as we saw the first dripping rocks, I was excited. As short and sweet as the trip was, I have been wanting to see these rocks since the first time we saw the place online a few weeks ago. This one was put on the calendar pretty quick. Having the amazingly sweet husband that I have, we captured lots of photos.
     
     The dripping rocks themselves were pretty neat, and all over the place were there plenty of other beautiful things to see.  There were mini rock dams, flowers, a praying mantis, and more. I've heard that the best time to visit the dripping rocks is between April and October, and by the looks it of it, whoever said that was right.  This will be one more place we may have to visit again in the years to come. 


     
     

     **If you have already been to see the Dripping Rocks Trail, comment your thoughts below! I want to know what you think.

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