NUDE FALLS

I often complain (shocker, I know) about living in Utah and how I would rather live somewhere more beautiful and exciting. Truth be told Utah is very beautiful and exciting. I have always know this, but often forget it. We have many diverse landscapes...from the red rocks to the pine forests. Clayton and I have made goal to explore more of what is in "our backyard." Ok so it was something I made it a goal to do and have dragged Clayton along, yet again. He hasn't complained, poisoned my cereal, or strangled me in my sleep yet so I'm thinking he is ok with the idea. That is one thing I love about him...he is always willing to go along with all my crazy ideas.



After exploring "the ranch" the previous weekend, this last weekend we packed up and headed a few hours south to Fifth Water Waterfalls in Diamond Fork Canyon (close to Spanish Fork).



Wow!



I think I was shocked with how beautiful the area was. Could have been all the recent rain that made everything all green. The green mixed with the red rocks and dirt was gorgeous.



The trail leads to a couple of waterfalls and some hot springs. Upon seeing the first waterfall we noticed the hot springs and then the naked old dude. Awesome. Having a good old time in his "birthday suit" smoking away on his cigarette. Lovely. I hope the boy scout troop we passed got a good look. We knew that this was a popular place for people to hang out in the nude (why else do you think we chose it? kidding mom) so we were prepared. naked old dudes are gross.


Anyway we kept our eyes on the trail and ventured out to see the next waterfall. This one was my favorite. A two-tiered beauty.


There were probably 8 or so different hot springs. We headed back to one that wouldn't give us views of a the autonomy of men. I have decided that there isn't anything much better than sitting in warm water with a waterfall in the background.

First waterfall

Second waterfall Sitting in the hot springs=heaven on earth

As we headed out we saw another old dude stripping down. This one was Asian. Apparently Asian's like to hang out naked too.

On our way back home we stopped for...what else...FOOD. First stop YOGURT BLISS in Spanish Fork. Some of the froyo was runny and they had a very limited selection of toppings. Price was $0.39/oz. However, they did have some good flavors that we hadn't tried before. Clayton liked the Mango Tart and I liked the Chocolate Raspberry.

After stopping at REI and getting absolutely no help from the sales guy is a kilt and Teva's (seriously a kilt!) we headed to SLC and Este Pizza. It has been awhile since tried one to the Utah lovavores on our food bucket list. The locavore recommended is the Pink Pizza ("pie topped with tomato-tinged ricotta"). We got half Pink Pizza and half Clay Pizza (appropriately named after Clay-on). The Clay is a meat lover's pizza (pepperoni, ham, sausage, and meatballs). Both pizzas were really good, but I think we both liked the Pink Pizza better. They are a New York style pizza co. so the crusts were thin. Not something I'm a huge fan of. The atmosphere was extremely laid back. There seemed to be quite a few students there. It also seemed to have a very liberal vibe. Price was comparable to most pizza joints maybe a little pricier. We paid about $15 for our 14" pizza. In all it probably won't be a place we go back to again. It was good and I'm glad we tried it, but neither of us left feeling like we definitely need to go back.

And that's a wrap.