On August 19th, 2015, myself, my mother, brother, and boyfriend all went to Slide Rock State Park. Jeremy is from California and has never experienced Oak Creek Canyon, and this was the perfect way to allow him to do just that.

In case you are unaware: Slide Rock State Park is a park located in Sedona, Arizona, in Oak Creek Canyon. Within Oak Creek itself there are natural slides carved out from the water movement of the rock. The water movement has smoothed the rock surface enough to create a slide in the creek, allowing for a ton of fun during the spring and summer seasons.

We explored further up Oak Creek. It was stunning. Clean, beautiful red rock, and no crowds like in the swimming area. We also found an abandoned house/building. Inside it looks as though it served as some sort of water collecting station. Above is my favorite picture of my boyfriend from the day.

Afterward, we went to the swimming hole area and the slides. We went to the slides, Jeremy and my brother Brandon jumped from the cliffs, and I swam. I excluded a picture of myself on the slide because I looked funny! Ha.

Anyway, it was a wonderful day of family, fun, and love. A good way to end summer with fall semester starting in two weeks. I'm also grateful Jeremy got to experience a huge part of my childhood, because I use to go to Slide Rock ever summer since I was eight years old.