Papago Park

Chris and I took our boys, Ryan and Josh, the little boy next door, hiking at Papago Park and then to the zoo. One would think that by the second week in November it would be cool enough to do this but no, not here in the Valley of the Sun. It was nice and toasty outside, somewhere in the mid to upper 80's, but in the shade it was nice so that's where I spent most of my time.

The adventure started at "dinosaur" mountain (Kyle & Caleb have called Hole-in the-Rock at Papago Park this since they could talk so that's what we've started calling it too). This is a very short walk but wasn't short on adventure, especially once we got to the hole. The kids had a great time climbing all over the rocks and looking out over the valley. It really is a great view of downtown Phoenix and the surrounding area.

After eating our lunch at a picnic area near Hole-in-the-Rock we walked over to the zoo to do a little exploring. We didn't stay too long at the zoo because by this time the kids were getting hot and tired and five hot, tired boys are no fun!!

On the way back to the car Chris took Seth and Ryan up to the pyramid by the zoo while I took the little boys back to the car. They were definately way too tired to hike up there too though I don't know if it was any easier trying to entertain them in the car while we waited for the big boys to return. The boys are excited to go back but I think I'll wait until it's a little cooler.