Bells Canyon Hike and Summer Fun

Last week on July 10, my kids and I took a 5.6 mile roundtrip hike to the lower water falls at Bells Canyon.  Here are some photos of the area.

Bells Canyon Water fall (pictured above from blurry cell phone camera).  I was too exhausted at the top to get any closer to the falls for a better picture.

View of Salt Lake Valley from Bells Canyon Hike

This hike has a lot of great shade and cooler air temperatures the closer you get to the falls.  Even though I'm used to walking or jogging 3.5 miles a day, the steep climb up to the falls left me tired and sore for two days afterwards.  This hike is a great workout!  Here are my two hiking buddies:

Some more summer fun from June 27:

 These giant inflatable human gerbil balls in a pool were a fun activity at Taylorsville Days.  The kids kept falling whenever they tried to stand.