Moab adventure! August 16-18th




So we decided to do a trip down to Moab during Daniel's break. We left Sunday after sacrament meeting ( Daniel had off Sunday and Monday night from work) and drove down. We camped at Archview campground which was great! We got a great deal and it was perfect for us. We had plenty of shade thanks to the tree next to us, there was restrooms with running water and showers, there was a place to do your dishes, there was a pool and we were only 5 miles from Arches National Park.
Monday, we woke up early and did Arches national park! We hiked up to Delicate arch which was about a 6 mile hike to and from the arch. After the hike we decided to drive the rest of the park....it was pretty tiring and it was hard with a baby to hike so far. After Arches we headed back to our campsite and had lunch.......followed by a swim in the freezing cold water. We hung out for a while around the pool and then headed into town to find some ice cream to cool down. We came back and spent the night just relaxing, which was especially nice for Daniel because he hadn't a chance to just relax in a long time.
Tuesday morning we got up and broke camp. We were able to be back by 1:30 and still had time to run a few errands and get Dan back in time for work at 6!
It was kind of fun how 60-70% of the people in our campground and in the park were foreigners. We were able to hear many different languages. And we had some neighbors at the campground where the guy lounged in their tent in just a thong and his wife was topless........we were a little shocked to say the least.......! But it was an interesting experience overall! We would definitely recommend going if you hadn't had a chance!




This picture and the next three are from Delicate arch.





Balancing rock!



Top two pics are of Courthouse rock.


Hannah at the visitor center.


Hannah and me walking at the campground.


Hannah and Daddy in the tent. Hannah spent almost the entire time we were at the campground in the tent, she really enjoyed the tent this time. Second time was the charm! For those who hadn't heard about the last time we went camping back in June......she HATED the tent. And I know hate is a strong word but it's the only word to describe how strongly she felt about the tent.


Dan and Hannah setting up the tent


First picture we took of our campground!

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  1. You guys are awesome. It looks like you had a great time!

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  2. I love the hike to delicate arch. By the end I was just super exhausted, though, more then I should have been. Turns out, I was pregnant with Sariah.

    Moab is a real hot spot for foreign travellers, especially german. I guess there just isn't anything like that in Europe.

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