Rock Collecting at Kelly Canyon/Heise Hot Springs

On October 3, we went to the Heise Hot Springs/ Kelly Canyon area to collect rocks for Grandma SiRan and Papa Dale's yard. It was rather impressive how many rocks there were all over the place. It was about a 75 foot rock slide, Hannah and I made it up about 25 feet before we started sliding down backwards. It was scary, especially since the rocks created a massive land slide. So, we decided to head back to the bottom and explore the area instead.



This first picture is of Hannah finding a beautiful rock. Not sure how it was different from the rest, but it was the one she wanted.

After collecting rocks for five minutes, our attention shifted to throwing the rocks rather than collecting them. Even with her small tosses, the rocks would break in pieces. She loved to see them break.
About fifty feet from where they were collecting rocks, there was a huge rock cliff. Hannah is sitting on the edge about a foot and a half off the ground. It almost looks like she is just floating there. The only bad thing about this place is that there was broken glass all over the place. Kind of sad really.


Right near the big rock cliff was a small little creek that ran out of some ranchers property. The sound of the little trickle was quite relaxing. Hannah thought it would be good to throw rocks in instead. Oh well, at least she was having fun.

Lastly we walked across the road and found a small secluded grove. It was down a small creek bank and over the creek. It was quite a beautiful place to take pictures. Of course, she is always ready for a photo opportunity.
On the other side of the grove, there were still green leaves on some of the trees. Here the trees branches hung down like whips slightly blowing in the breeze. Hannah was quite intrigued with with the way it blew in the wind.
Before we left, we needed to get one more photo on the rock slide. Getting Hannah to look at the camera instead of throwing the rocks was almost impossible. Needless to say, she crashed the second we arrived home. Too much fun for one day.