Hiking in our backyard . . . The White Tank Mountains

 Today we went on a hike. We didn't have to go too far, which was the awesome part. We headed over to the White Tank Mountains which has a few trails. We had heard about the waterfall trail, which was kid-friendly and not too far.

 

 It was nice to get outside and enjoy the view.
 
 Unfortunately, we were missing Tyler. He wasn't feeling good when we woke up, so he stayed behind.
 
 We bundled up in layers. The weather app said it was about 45 degrees. Burrrrrrrr!
 
 Daddy is all set. He even has his "I'm cool" look. Can't leave home without it.
 
 And we're off. I think Jace walked about 10 seconds before he was begging to be carried.

 

 This way to the waterfall trail . . . in case you were wondering.
 
1 second too late with the picture.

 
 There were rocks with petroglyphs done by Native Americans, hundreds of years ago, they say.

 Scenic break.

 The cacti were about 20 feet high. 

 Jace was mesmerized by the mountains.

 Looking out towards Surprise.

 Our great photographer.

 Our assistant photographer.

 Yay, after 1 mile (which was long enough to carry a heavy baby), we reached the waterfall.
 
 I think someone turned off the water because it was basically just a little pond. Of course, that's to be expected in the desert.

 There were lots of places for the kids to climb. It did make me a little nervous, because there were rocks everywhere and I didn't want the kids slipping and hitting their heads.

 Jace was trying.

 Heading back down and he still wanted to be carried.

 Almost there.

 There were little cacti as well.

 Are we there yet?

 Yay!! We made it. 
Lunch time. 
We enjoyed being outside, and having the picnic at the end was a great ending.