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EVERY KID OUTDOORS PASS: VISITING ZION NATIONAL PARK AND BRYCE CANYON NATIONAL
PARK

September 22, 2022 by Tamara Leave a Comment

Our oldest son is in fourth grade and he qualifies for the Every Kid Outdoors
pass this year. This means that he and the family get free access to hundreds of
parks, lands, and waters for an entire year. It is an amazing program for all
fourth grade students in the United States.

We have previously purchased the America the Beautiful pass which is the
Interagency Pass that provides access to more than 2,000 federal recreation
areas across the United States. Our family didn’t purchase an America the
Beautiful pass this year because we knew Caden would qualify for the Every Kid
Outdoors pass. With this in mind we want to create really special memories for
him and our family this year using his pass.

Our family packed up and headed to Utah last week to visit Zion and Bryce
National Park. Along the way we stopped at the Hoover Dam and also took a drive
through Las Vegas. We stayed in Saint George which ended up being a great
starting point for our adventures to the National Parks.

Having never been to Utah before I purchased this book to help our family make
the most of our two full days we had for Zion and Bryce. It was very helpful and
I highly recommend this series by Moon Travel.





BRYCE CANYON NATIONAL PARK

The weather was overcast and rainy the first day in the parks so we decided to
go to Bryce to see the Canyon. We drove to Bryce on the Zion-Mount Carmel
Highway which took us into Zion Park and it was well worth the extra 40 minutes
of travel time. At the entrance to Zion, Caden handed the park ranger his paper
pass we had printed out. The ranger made a big deal about Caden being
responsible for us in the parks and exchanged the paper pass for the Every Kid
Outdoors card. It was super cute. Once Caden signed the back of his card we were
on our way to Bryce Canyon.




ZION-MOUNT CARMEL HIGHWAY

From the Zion Park entrance the drive took about 2 1/2 hours to get to Bryce
Canyon. It was a beautiful drive and honestly didn’t seem that long. We had the
kids leave their tablets at the house we stayed at to make sure they really got
to see everything as we went.







We stopped at The Rock Stop in Orderville and the kids got to pick out souvenirs
and also had some tasty donuts. They enjoyed the donuts so much we stopped on
the way back from Bryce for more.





BRYCE CANYON NATIONAL PARK

The weather was windy, cold, and wet when we arrived at Bryce Canyon. I am not
sure how busy it typically is at noon during the week but we didn’t wait long at
the entrance and were able to park at the lodge. This worked out perfectly
because Sunrise and Sunset Points are easily within walking distance to these
locations to overlook the canyon.











I am so proud of the kids for how well they did during this trip. We walked 2
miles around the rim before it started to rain more. Bryce Canyon is beautiful.





ZION NATIONAL PARK

The weather was gorgeous! Mid September weather didn’t disappoint. It was 58
degrees when we arrived at 9am and when we left at 2pm it was 72 degrees. Our
kids are 10, 8, 5, and 5 years of age and we were able to hike 6 miles with them
the day we went.

We used the shuttle bus to get around and parked our car at the visitor center.
Being midweek we were still able to get a parking spot inside the park. By the
time we left there was no parking available at the visitor center and many spots
were filled close to the Zion Park entrance in Springdale.

Thanks to our guidebook I had a general idea which hikes I thought we could
manage with the kids. Our day started at Stop 9 Temple of Sinawava for the
Riverside Walk. It was a perfect paved trail that led down The Narrows.






Up next we took a bus to the Grotto and hiked a dirt trail to the lodge. This
took 20 minutes. Once we reached the lodge we had our peanut butter and jelly
sandwiches and snacks.

Our last hike of the day was Lower Emerald Pools. Again this was also paved but
was uphill. The kids were troopers and were super excited to see the waterfall.




Before leaving the park we took the bus to The Court of the Patriarchs and saw
Abraham, Issac, and Jacob.




SAINT GEORGE & WASHINGTON, UTAH

Saint George and Washington were a great starting point for all our adventures
this trip. It worked out fantastic especially for Zion National Park. Bryce
Canyon was more of a drive but the Zion-Mount Carmel Highway was beautiful.

If you are traveling to this area with children here are some places and
activities I would recommend.


PINKBOX DOUGHNUTS

Donuts. The cutest donuts ever. They also have vegan donuts which I appreciate
because of my egg allergy. I lost it and couldn’t contain my laughter when I
order the poo donuts for the kids. Be warned the tops of those things are made
of frosting.




THUNDER JUNCTION ALL ABILITIES PARK

We loved this park and visited three times during our trip. There is a splash
park, playground, and train. The entire park is dinosaur themed.





POP DRINKS

On our way to Swig to get sodas after our day of hiking we drove by Pop and
decided to try something new. We are glad we did. The soda mixes were great and
they gave the kids popcorn with their drinks.


DINO CLIFFS TRAIL

This was our last hike of the trip. It was slightly difficult to find and had it
not been for local hiker we would have given up looking. In case you use
AllTrails like we do don’t let the app route you to the hike. It had has park in
the wrong area. Thankfully we were redirected by a hiker to the correct
location. Once we located the trailhead and hiked down the wash area our
dinosaur loving kids were able to see the dinosaur footprints hardened in the
sedimentary rock. There are 17 well preserved tracks which paleontologists
suggest were from bipedal, meat-eating dinosaurs during the Jurassic Period.
From the trailhead it is a short distance to the tracks. Round trip this took us
about 30 minutes.





We had a fantastic time in Southern Utah and would love to go back. The kids
have already asked if we can go again next year. In total we hiked 10 miles in
three days. Zion National Park and Bryce Canyon National Park are beautiful and
I am so glad this trip was able to happen.

If you are in or near the Mesa, Arizona area the Tonto National Forest Mesa
Ranger District has the Every Kid Outdoors cards available in case your fourth
grader would like to trade in the paper pass for a card.


Filed Under: My Family, National Parks Tagged With: Bryce Canyon National Park,
Dino Cliffs Trail, Every Kid Outdoors, Saint George, Southern Utah, Utah, Zion
National Park


MEET FINN ~ OUR SONORAN DESERT TORTOISE

September 18, 2022 by Tamara Leave a Comment

It has been one month since we adopted our Sonoran desert tortoise from Arizona
Fish and Game Department. Meet Finn.






We don’t know if Finn is a boy or girl and will not know until Fin is about 10
years old. Fin is currently 1 year of age.

Finn is a super low key pet. Our tortoise lives in our backyard in an enclosure.
Once it gets bigger, Finn will be able to roam freely in the yard.




In the first week of having our tortoise we found Finn flipped over upside down
three times. This can be super dangerous especially for the baby tortoises. They
will release their bladders when upside down and can quickly become dehydrated.

After finding Finn flipped so many times we decided it would be best to redo the
burrow again and add extra dirt in the enclosure. I have lost count at this
point how many times we have remade the burrow. And this last time we got it
just right. It is the perfect size and after some pretty heavy rains also stays
dry. Plus Finn has not flipped over again.





Finn is super low maintenance and is about to become even more low maintenance.
From October to March, Finn should be in hibernation (in reptiles it is called
brumation). Which is so crazy to think about.



Our tortoise’s diet consists of hay, dandelion greens, globemallow, and green
leaf lettuce. I tired growing buckwheat in the enclosure which was a big hit and
was devoured as soon as it started sprouting. Going forward I will probably need
to grow it out of the enclosure and then I can add it in to the feeding mix.

Currently Finn fits perfectly in our hands. We are excited to watch our little
tortoise grow.



Filed Under: Arizona Tagged With: Arizona Fish and Game, Burrow, Desert Tortoise


DESERT TORTOISE HATCHLING BURROW & ENCLOSURE

August 25, 2022 by Tamara Leave a Comment

We are getting ready to add another member to our family soon and will be
adopting our desert tortoise hatchling this week! We are adopting through the
Arizona Game and Fish Department. Under state law, desert tortoises are
available for adoption for Arizona residents only.

Our family has been in full on research and learning mode for the last two
months to prepare an enclosure and burrow. The kids were super eager and
motivated to help prep the backyard space for our new little friend and we let
them take shovels and rakes to clear the space for the desert tortoise
enclosure.



Once the area was clear the construction began. This was a slower process due to
the heat of summer. The burrow itself was the most time consuming to construct,
mostly because we had no idea how to size it appropriately for a hatchling.




Inside the enclosure is the burrow, water dish, a globemallow and desert
hibiscus plants. Our enclosure measures 4 feet by 4 feet. It is 2 feet tall and
has a predator proof that Josh made with chicken wire and plywood. After several
weeks the project was complete and our application submitted.






Once our application was submitted we received a response fairly quickly that
all looked good but we needed to add more shade. This was an easy fix that
included scissors, a sun shade, grommets, and zip ties. I also adjusted the
burrow construction after watching this Hatchling Burrow Building and Care on
YouTube that Arizona Game and Fish recently shared.






We are looking forward to welcoming our desert tortoise hatchling to their new
home. And I am extra thankful that our kids will be able to have a pet that
won’t aggravate their allergies inside our house.


Filed Under: Arizona Tagged With: Arizona Fish and Game, Burrow, Desert
Tortoise, Hatchling, Tortoise Enclosure
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Hi, I am Tamara. I am a Christ follower, firefighter wife, homeschooling mama to
four, certified personal trainer, and nutrition coach. Welcome to The Workout
Mama! You will find workouts, recipes, and Biblically grounded encouragement. I
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