After a miserable week of snow and cold cold weather, we took the first opportunity of a brilliantly sunny day (on our day off no less! yay!) to go for a hike up Parowan Canyon on a beautiful walk called Hidden Haven. I've hiked this trail several times before but never in the winter months and I was really pleasantly surprised by how beautiful the trail was at this time of year and not at all sparse and barren like I expected it to be. What was more surprising was how much snow was on the trail - a good 5 inches in some spots. We took Taggy dog and he had a blast. Seeing no other human footprints on the trail, we took a risk and let him off the leash. He walked like such a good dog the whole way, he'd run ahead for 20ft or more, we'd shout him, and he'd come running back. He was a really happy dog to have so much freedom, jumping and going crazy in the snow. Despite the icy cold water and chunks of ice, he was happy to take a dip and go splashing around. The scenery was gorgeous and the weather perfect - a crisp chill to the air but sunny enough to not make it nasty cold, and the walk proved a perfect activity for a Friday afternoon. 
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