2868 miles & 13 1/2 hours later Part 2

Welcome back! We LOVED, LOVED Arches. Mom and Dad came along with us. Dad once again took care of Joshua in a nice cooled car. We spent half the day checking out different hikes and took tons of pictures.

Double arch was way cool. Pretty easy hike and an awesome view. It's amazing how small we are in these pictures. Amazing!





This was the ultimate hike. We schduled this hike through Moab Adventure and had our own guide. I seriously suggest that instead of going through the state park. We had about 11 in our group and it was perfect. The park guides can have over 30 people, plus they don't take you as far in as Moab adventure took us. Mom and Dad watched Joshua, yeah..thanks once again. At times we had to hike sideways or crawled on the ground. Megan was a little nervous on a couple but did great. She made friends with EVERYONE. She even lead the hike for awhile. This is one we would do for sure again.







Sand Dune arch is a very popular hike. Way easy and perfect for children. Greg and Brandon climed up and stood on top of the arch. Mom tried but Greg said it wasn't quite safe enough for her. She was disappointed but knew Greg wanted her in one piece. I told her maybe next time. Way to go Grandma.





Ok, this was a huge highlight. Brandon, Greg and I went repelling off two cliffs. The first one was 80 ft. Brandon was pretty nervous but our guide Scott talked him through it. He did great and was ready to tackle the next one. Me, well I had to act brave for him. The next drop was 120 ft with a 80 ft freefall at the end. Way scary. I held on so tight that my skin was burning. Nice smell, burning flesh. It was gorgeous at the bottom. Tons of trees, a fresh spring and yes poison ivy. Never seen it before. We hiked out 2 1/2 miles and was exhausted. We smelled and were very dirty. Yeah, we'd do it again.

2868 miles & 13 1/2 hours later

We're home! We got home last week from our fun filled vacation. Lots to show. I'll start from the beginning. Left on Wednesday and headed to Moab, UT for a few days. As we left Blanding we ran over something and blew a tire. Yep, can you see our culprit. A jagged BBQ spatula.


This was a great start to out trip. All ended up going well. We rented a house and loved it. Mom and Dad came too. Once again they were a HUGE help. Thanks mom and dad. Here is our condo. No one slept on the floor, well the girls did, but they thought it was fun.
So after fixing the tire, only two tire stores in Moab. We were on our way to Canyonlands. It was HOT, not as hot as Arizona, but getting in and out of the car, well you get the idea. Dad stayed with Joshua a bunch, while he slept, so we did the quick tour. Jumped out took a few pics, said way cool and moved on. The kids were getting tired of Greg taking pics. Let's just say he took OVER 3,000 pictures in ten days. You get the idea. So here are the highlights. I could pass on Canyonlands and spend more time in Arches (more on that later). Enjoy!







Oops...I forgot. Mesa Arch was way cool. Small easy hike. Great views! Grandpa stayed in the cool car with Joshua. Mom did great and these are a few of Greg's favorites.