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Utah is a very beautiful state. The last 2 summers have been spent here, and it has been very enjoyable. There is no better way to explore this beautiful state then to go on hikes.... so we decided to make it a goal of ours to go on a couple of hikes a month with the kids. As of right now, we have gone to battle creek, and Silver Lake. The kids did really well on both. Battle creek was pretty short but the view was spectacular and fun. There was a beautiful water fall at the end of the hike, and the kids played in it and the river. There was actually people Repelling down the front of the water fall. Silver Lake took 4 hrs round trip. We were all very tired after and very burned ( next time I'll remember that sunblock is a little more important then bug spray....). I was very impressed with how awesome the kids did on this hike, especially miss Sydney.  Blake and I are wanting to take a overnight camping trip there just the two of us, but we will see if we actually get around to it.

Olivia, Mason, Sydney, Grant, and Jax

We went with some friends. They all had fun!

At the top of Battle Creek.

Lower Silver Lake below, or also Silver Lake Flats. We actually started our hike down there. We attempted fishing and after about 1hr, we gave up and went for our hike.

Upper Silver Lake, or just Silver Lake. It was supposedly 2.2 miles there and 2.2 miles back, but it seemed much much longer!  Definitely worth the effort though!

We forgot swim suits....Olivia was nervous about showing of her little girl boobs so she kept her shirt, and regretted that after we were done swimming.

The lake was beautiful and clear!