Duane and Jen's hike up Waterfall Canyon

Jen took me up Waterfall Canyon for our 18th anniversary. It was a great time. It has been about 15 years since we have been up there. It was pretty hot on June 28th so we took a couple of small towels that we kept wet around our neck. There were several people coming down the trail as we went up. By the time we got to the top we were very hot and ready to be cooled off by the falling water off of the cliffs. We stayed up at the top for about 1 hour and then we decided it was time to head down the trail. We had been hiking down about 15 minutes when a couple coming up the trail told us to be careful and not step on the rattlesnake in the trail. That did not sit well with Jen and I had them show us exactly where it was on the trail. It wasn't very big but they said that small rattlesnakes venom is more potent that an adult. We tried to find another way around and Jen promptly climbed ten feet up the mountain through the spider infested weeds instead of jumping over the snake. I had to show my masculinity so I jumped over it and we were on our way down the trail. It was nice to get to the bridge because we knew we were almost to the bottom. It was a great time and hopefully it is not 10 years until we get back there again.

We will have to take our kids up there this year before it snows this winter.

The water was cold but after we had hiked for an hour it felt very good to stand in the waterfall. By the time we had reached the car we were almost completely dry. Later that night we ended up eating at the new Iggy's at the new downtown center in Ogden. They have really cleaned up that part of town since they demolished the old Ogden City Mall.
We had a great time for our 18th anniversary and we hope to have at least 18 more.