Psalm 19:1 The heavens proclaim the glory of God. The skies display his craftsmanship.
On our way home from the Canney's 70th wedding anniversary celebration, we stopped off at Smith Rock State Park outside of Bend/Redmond. It encompasses 651 acres on the Oregon high desert plateau which hovers around 3000 feet in elevation.
Hiking trails there offer spectacular views of the surrounding area. You can spend 30 minutes walking along the river or a full day making a loop on trail systems that extend outside of the park to Deschutes Land Trust, USFS and BLM land. The major rock faces are composed of compressed volcanic ash reaching a height of up to 550 feet. The picnic and campground areas sit on top of the rimrock which is made up of columnar basalt. There are over 1600 climbing routes in and around the park incuding some of the best sport climbs in the world!...
We watched the climbers scaling those sheer cliffs as though it was nothing. Compared to the majestic cliffs though, they looked like tiny creeping ants. (Look closely!)
We decided to save the hike for another day and instead just walked along the path in the picnic area which is overlooking the deep valley, river and rock formations.
At certain stretches of the path we were walking on, there would be no fence of any kind. Mom and Dad got a little nervous a few times as they boys, Ashley and Amanda would practically be hanging off of the rocks to 'get a closer view'! Some of the drops were probably about 300 feet down! Gulp!
After the nice rest stop and short hike along the rim of the canyon it was time to head back to the cars and get back on the road~
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