Utah family finds peace in the outdoors

BIG COTTONWOOD CANYON, Utah — If you simply need to shut off and get away from all of it to reset, there may be nothing like nature.

Brooke Cole received up shiny and early Friday morning to ensure her husband and two youngsters had a spot to camp this busy Memorial Day weekend.

She discovered a spot on the Spruces Campground up Massive Cottonwood Canyon in Salt Lake County.

“We’re going to sleep beneath the celebs in our tent,” she stated to her youngsters.

Going tenting is one thing they couldn’t wait to do.

With every part occurring these days, it’s one thing they felt like they wanted to do.

“I feel to step away from that busyness and simply be nonetheless for some time is sweet for us,” Cole stated. “We like to camp and get out into nature. It makes us really feel good.”

It has been a heavy couple of weeks in our nation. Many individuals are feeling it, which is usually a good reminder of the little issues which might be so necessary.

“Do you need to make some S’mores tonight?” Cole requested her youngsters.

“Yeah,” they stated with a smile.

The Coles really feel time away from the town helps them to reset.

“Getting away from the conventions, the screens, the issues that we do at house, the issues that our youngsters do at house that they flip to once they’re at house,” stated Forrest Cole, who’s Brooke’s husband.

As a substitute of video video games, their youngsters turned to nature to maintain them entertained and busy.

“My 5-year-old, he’ll go as much as a tree and be like, ‘Dad, this tree smells wonderful,’” Forrest Cole stated with amusing.

Generally, it’s all a child wants.

For adults, it’s a little bit extra difficult. Nonetheless, the concept is similar.

Tenting and being in nature are alternatives to pause and take a timeout. It’s not solely to get away from all of it, however to additionally prepare to return.

“We come away feeling recharged and relaxed and pleased,” Brooke stated.

“We’ll return, possibly tomorrow if it begins to rain. However even when it’s Sunday or Monday, we’ll return and we’ll really feel refreshed,”
Forrest stated. “I do know we’ll.”

It doesn’t matter what you’re doing to have a good time Memorial Day, even should you keep house, there’s nothing mistaken with asking for assist if the previous couple of weeks have you ever feeling down.

The SafeUT app and web site is one option to start getting assist for any points or worries you will have.

You can even name SafeUT at 801-587-8852.