Off Roading

So we have taken a few adventures so far in our Bronco. Last weekend Joe's Dad was here visiting and we took him out for a ride. We drove out into a valley between two big mountains looking for a place called El Salto. As we drove along this questionable road(path?) we stopped to have lunch on the edge of a cliff. It was a beautiful spot although I will admit to being a little more than paranoid about someone falling off!
The boys trying to climb up El Salto.

Checking out the tree growing up out of the rocks.

This is El Salto. During our rainy season, the valley is full of water and it rushes down this pass creating sort of a natural waterslide. People actually slide down this - looks pretty scary to me!

I am always telling the boys to grow where you are planted - they still are having some rough days. They don't want to be here, everything would be so much better if only we were in Michigan, but I kept telling them to make the best of it, enjoy where we are, take advantage of all the new experiences. I think that this palm tree growing on the side of a rocky cliff is the perfect example of "grow where you're planted."

As we walked along the dry river bed we came upon quite a few rock climbers. There was a group out camping and they offered to let the boys try some rock climbing. They had a good time. Zac especially took quite a liking to it.

These last two shots are just some cute pictures I got of the boys in the riverbed. It was such a gorgeous day, we had a really nice time and enjoyed showing Grandpa around a bit.