Red Rock Cyn

Saturday was a long day. We woke up skipped breakfast and hoped in the car to go to Red Rock Canyon. Neither of us remembered much about the place despite being there numerous times when we were younger, but it is close enough to be a one day trip and there wouldn't be snow.

We stopped by at the campgrounds first to eat lunch. There was a little parking lot with picnic tables and an ampitheater, and we at at the base of it to avoid the wind.


Luke and Ian at the bottom of the ampitheater


With lunch out of the way we headed to the campground areas to check em out and let the boys run around some. The area used to all be underwater but changes in the plates forced it up and the resulting erosion makes for some really cool walls with caves dug into them. The rise also brought up the red layers of sediment, hence the name. We also took one of the nature hikes that looped around some of the prominent formations.

We are getting pretty good at the timed group shots :)

Afterward we decided to stop by Tehachapi on our way back since it is only about 30min from Redrock. We stopped by John and Mary's because we knew Gabe was going to be in the Christmas Parade this year. After hanging out and relaxing for a while, except for Ian who was on the trampoline the entire time almost, we headed out to watch the parade.

It was not as big as the Bakersfield Christmas Parade, but that's not a bad thing :) It was fun and the streets were decorated. It was a little cold though, and once Santa went by our boys were ready to go. We said our goodbyes and headed for some hot chocolate before coming back down the hill to some much needed sleep.