Utah Trip: Moab

After a long weekend in the Lehi/Provo area, we ventured down to Moab for a few days. I've been wanting to visit more national parks. It worked out to squeeze in this little trip during our stay in Utah. We drove down Sunday after church and found a cool park in Price for a picnic.

Monday, we got up and hiked Delicate Arch. Lydia was adamant she climb the whole thing, which she did almost entirely herself. She hated the backpack carrier. Gemma, on the other hand, refused to hike much and ended up in the backpack carrier most of the way up. Finally, on the way down, she walked more. My back needed it. Lydia fell asleep on the way down on Joseph so that was nice too.

After Delicate Arch, we stopped at a bunch of the smaller hikes/views that I had in mind. I actually didn't plan to hike Delicate Arch. But the family who joined us on the trip wanted to. So it was alright. I think I preferred the smaller, less difficult hikes. Gemma and Lydia were happier, which made me happier too.

Tuesday, Joseph, the big kids, and I did the Fiery Furnace hike. This is one you need a special permit for and are limited by age and group size. It was a lot of fun. It took us about 3 hours to hike through it all. I hope to go back when Gemma and Lydia are older.

After Fiery Furnace, we met up with the little kids again and drove to Canyonlands. We did a few small and short hikes with some cool views. I wanted to stay to see the stars but it was getting cold and the kids were tired.

Wednesday morning, we got up and drove to Goblin Valley State Park. I've gone a few times while at BYU and couldn't wait to take the kids. Lydia came down with some bug that day so she slept the whole time we were there (minus climbing one or two hoodoos). The big kids went off and hiked a slot canyon while the littles played in the goblins.

After a decent amount of time at Goblin Valley, we drove up to Nephi to Joseph's parents house.

It was an exhausting but fun trip. I kept looking at all the creations and being amazed by them. I hope this leads to more hiking trips in our future. I remembered how much I really enjoy hiking.