Walnut Canyon in the Rain

Saturday morning Kenneth and I and 5 of our kids went to Walnut Canyon National Monument. It was poring rain when we got there so we sat in the van and ate Oreos until the rain slowed a bit. Then we made a run for the visitor center. They had a display of animal pelts. We learned: Javelinas are not soft their hair is more like quills, rabbits are the softest and squirrel pelt is creepy when the face is still on.


Here's Hazel demonstrating the sand box where you can make animal tracks in the sand.

Nate shivering in the 75 degree weather. (Just looking at the rain from inside the visitor center)


Here we are outside at the overlook, after the rain had stopped. We couldn't go on the hike that goes to the ruins because they were still repairing the trail after a landslide.



These are the ruins as viewed from the top of the trail.