A few months back we decided that since the boys are now on a traditional schedule, it would be fun to go on one final adventure for the year over UEA vacation. We picked Moab, UT and decided to use our National Parks Pass (which we realized later that we lost. Oops. Sorry, Mom!) to visit Canyonlands and Arches National Parks.
We had a great trip.
We airbnb'd a mobile home. I thought it was a double wide, but Ross said it was a single wide. It was pretty spacious regardless. And, besides the space, everyone got their own bed. Hotels just don't work well for us these days because we aren't quite prepared to pay for two hotel rooms and one hotel room doesn't provide enough sleeping space and someone, generally Wyatt (he volunteers) ends up sleeping on the floor.
Anyway, enough beds. Great weather. Major crowds. There was a state high school mountain biking competition the same weekend so everything in teeny tiny Moab was a bit crowded.
We had such a nice time. Things have been pretty stressful in our lives these days - there is a lot going on and not only an immense about of physical energy being exerted, but more mental energy being expended than we've got in our brains. It's nice, every once in a while, to go somewhere where there isn't any service. No internet. No instagram. No facebook. Just beautiful scenery, breathtaking vistas, family time and lots and lots of hiking.
Quinn was a trooper. He hiked to delicate arch and we learned is also afraid of heights. And, FYI, delicate arch is about 5 miles round trip, not 3 like all the signs tell you.
We walked and walked and walked. We ate lunch in our car. We saw green squirrels and used lots of out houses. We were happy. We slept in. We didn't fight. Like I said, a really splendid time.
We should do it more often.
