Alpine Water Slide
After traveling across the country this summer and searching for adventures in other states and territories I realized there is probably a lot I am missing in my own hometown. So I've been searching for things to do close to home to satisfy my constant yearnings for adventure. I found this little gem a few weeks ago and I can't believe I've never heard of it before! It is literally 10 minutes from our house and an easy 1 to 1.5 mile hike up the mountain. We packed our favorite PB&J and PB &H and headed up to the corner canyon of Alpine. I found great directions here on how to get there.
It was hot and dry today, the last Saturday before school starts and probably our last free Saturday without a soccer game for the foreseeable future. We were determined to go!
The hike was short but uphill and hot. When we got to the frigid mountain stream it felt so good to dip in! The kids had fun playing in the little waterslides at the bottom. It helped to get them ready for the big waterslide. The place was a bit crowded so we watched a few others slide before we made the climb up ourselves. It was a blast! Smooth but bumpy and frigid waters at the bottom but a fun little rush for us and the kids. I love finding adventure so close to home.
We slid for a while. Until we saw the dark clouds coming. After a quick peanut butter sandwich we figured we'd better head back to the car. We made a quick 15 minute side hike to a little pond with a huge bike jump where people race down the ramp and do tricks and land in the pond. No one was jumping but as we were hiking out a guy showed me a video on his phone of him doing a flip and landing in the pond last summer. Pretty crazy!
By this time Kate was getting pretty freaked out by the lightning and thunder in the distance and coming our way so we hurried down to the car. It just barely started to sprinkle the last few yards of the hike. By the time we got home the storm was on us. Pretty good timing!
It was hot and dry today, the last Saturday before school starts and probably our last free Saturday without a soccer game for the foreseeable future. We were determined to go!
The hike was short but uphill and hot. When we got to the frigid mountain stream it felt so good to dip in! The kids had fun playing in the little waterslides at the bottom. It helped to get them ready for the big waterslide. The place was a bit crowded so we watched a few others slide before we made the climb up ourselves. It was a blast! Smooth but bumpy and frigid waters at the bottom but a fun little rush for us and the kids. I love finding adventure so close to home.
We slid for a while. Until we saw the dark clouds coming. After a quick peanut butter sandwich we figured we'd better head back to the car. We made a quick 15 minute side hike to a little pond with a huge bike jump where people race down the ramp and do tricks and land in the pond. No one was jumping but as we were hiking out a guy showed me a video on his phone of him doing a flip and landing in the pond last summer. Pretty crazy!
By this time Kate was getting pretty freaked out by the lightning and thunder in the distance and coming our way so we hurried down to the car. It just barely started to sprinkle the last few yards of the hike. By the time we got home the storm was on us. Pretty good timing!
Yes, it does say "No Trespassing" on the sign where the trail begins. But there were 15 other cars doing the same thing we were and they can't be wrong. Can they?
Hiking up to the waterslide.
No complaints from these boys!
Hiking up. Kate can be a little dramatic when she's hot and tired. :)
Kate took a little longer to work up the courage to go but in the end she did it a few times and loved it too!
Little stinker! While we were busy sliding and taking pictures, Mikey snuck off and found the sandwiches. I wanted to take him down the slide but Jeff thought it wouldn't be the best idea. He's probably right. I just hate having Mikey miss out on stuff because he's little. But he was happy enough playing in the water and eating a sandwich.
This is what summer's all about!
PB&J break before heading back down to the car.
Testing the water. Yep, it's cold!
Trying to cool off and get used to the water.
Climbing up was the trickiest part.
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