We finally get the chance to go off the grid for a mountain adventure in Guadalupe Mountains National Park and Baby Boy O has a teething fever. Started off with his hands in his mouth and lots of drooling, then progressed in the morning to a fever of 38.5 degrees. After a shot of baby Pedia Care he seems back to his normal self so we headed off on the McKirritck Canyon Trail for a beautiful 6 mile canyon hike. We fretted over him all day, making sure he’s well hydrated with drink stops every 20 minutes, well shaded with an umbrella and well cooled with a wet towel on his neck. He’s a tough little trooper and loved the hike, as did daddy and mummy. Teething really sucks.
![Baby boy o having early breakfast](http://www.noplaceliketravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/wpid-Photo-20150403114939261.jpg)
Little poppet feeling very warm
![Fresh red tomatoes](http://www.noplaceliketravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/wpid-Photo-20150403150744560.jpg)
Lovely present from a fellow RVer
![Long freight train](http://www.noplaceliketravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/wpid-Photo-20150403114939594.jpg)
Waiting waiting waiting
![Caution high winds sign](http://www.noplaceliketravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/wpid-Photo-20150403114939749.jpg)
Blown all over the road
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![English hubby cleaning wind screen](http://www.noplaceliketravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/wpid-Photo-20150403114939911.jpg)
Perfecting the drive by photo moment
![Guadalupe mountains](http://www.noplaceliketravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/wpid-Photo-20150403114940073.jpg)
Heading to the Guadalupe Mountains
![Rover at entrance to McKittrick canyon](http://www.noplaceliketravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/wpid-Photo-20150403114940235.jpg)
Off to hike McKittrick Canyon
![Start of the canyon hike](http://www.noplaceliketravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/wpid-Photo-20150403114940436.jpg)
Start of a six mike hike, a little nervous given the little one's fever
![Blue skies in the canyon](http://www.noplaceliketravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/wpid-Photo-20150403114940646.jpg)
Raw and beautiful
![Family photo in McKittrick canyon](http://www.noplaceliketravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/wpid-Photo-20150403114940848.jpg)
Canyon pose
![Dries river beds](http://www.noplaceliketravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/wpid-Photo-20150403114941020.jpg)
Over dried river beds
![Mummy and baby boy o under an umbrella](http://www.noplaceliketravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/wpid-Photo-20150403114941164.jpg)
Nice and cool under the shade
![Native plant](http://www.noplaceliketravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/wpid-Photo-20150403114941344.jpg)
Natives
![Smooth bark trees](http://www.noplaceliketravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/wpid-Photo-20150403114941531.jpg)
Smooth bark trees, right in the middle of the desert
![English hubby crossing stream](http://www.noplaceliketravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/wpid-Photo-20150403114941723.jpg)
Hop skip and jump over the little stream
![Baby boy o touching tree](http://www.noplaceliketravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/wpid-Photo-20150403114941903.jpg)
Baby Boy O communing with nature
![Spindly green plant](http://www.noplaceliketravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/wpid-Photo-20150403114942086.jpg)
Where the wild things grow
![Beautiful mountains and blue sky with clouds](http://www.noplaceliketravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/wpid-Photo-20150403114942275.jpg)
Hallowed skies
![Feeding baby boy o at the cabin](http://www.noplaceliketravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/wpid-Photo-20150403114942515.jpg)
Pit stop at the cabin
![Baby boy o eating fruit](http://www.noplaceliketravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/wpid-Photo-20150403114942631.jpg)
Fruit break, yummy!
![Baby boy o feeling a little better sitting on table](http://www.noplaceliketravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/wpid-Photo-20150403114942792.jpg)
Feeling like his old self
![Silouhette of tree and sun](http://www.noplaceliketravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/wpid-Photo-20150403114942942.jpg)
Thank goodness for water breaks every 20 minutes
![Sweet little baby boy o](http://www.noplaceliketravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/wpid-Photo-20150403114943209.jpg)
Little smiley guy
![English hubby walking the trail](http://www.noplaceliketravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/wpid-Photo-20150403114943399.jpg)
Trudging forward with daddy
![Baby boy o carried by dad at the grotto](http://www.noplaceliketravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/wpid-Photo-20150403114943630.jpg)
We finally reach the grotto
![Family selfie](http://www.noplaceliketravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/wpid-Photo-20150403114943762.jpg)
Canyon family selfie
![Dad changing baby boy o on picnic table](http://www.noplaceliketravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/wpid-Photo-20150403114943953.jpg)
Picnic table bush change
![Cool grotto](http://www.noplaceliketravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/wpid-Photo-20150403114944126.jpg)
Natural air conditioning
![Baby boy o asleep in the carrier with dad](http://www.noplaceliketravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/wpid-Photo-20150403114944353.jpg)
Exhausted, barreling back along the path
![Stones on a river bed](http://www.noplaceliketravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/wpid-Photo-20150403114944507.jpg)
Stone Age
![Rocky River bed](http://www.noplaceliketravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/wpid-Photo-20150403114944660.jpg)
Rock on!
![Canyon trees](http://www.noplaceliketravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/wpid-Photo-20150403114944813.jpg)
Getting weary in the heat
![](http://www.noplaceliketravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/wpid-Photo-20150403114944964.jpg)
Glad to have made it back safely. Headed to the campground, navigated tricky parking and fired up the generator for some welcome air conditioning
![Baby boy o in orange too carried by dad](http://www.noplaceliketravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/wpid-Photo-20150403114945176.jpg)
My little trooper
![Beware of mountain lions sign](http://www.noplaceliketravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/wpid-Photo-20150403114945407.jpg)
Explains the scat on the trail
![Baby boy o and dad sitting in camping chair outside RV](http://www.noplaceliketravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/wpid-Photo-20150403114945616.jpg)
Settling in for the night