My latest adventure with Brian
We had the best trip! We knew a few months ago that we wanted to take a small anniversary trip, but we almost never agree on where (mostly because I like to default to Las Vegas). We ended up in Moab, UT--a place neither of us had been. The plan was to visit Arches National Park and get away from adorable but taxing children. Our first day was spent at Arches, taking little walks/hikes around some of the huge and totally cool rock and arch formations.
This is Balanced Rock:
A few pictures at the Windows Section:
When we dropped off the girls at my parents, mom had a little belated birthday celebration for Brian. He enjoyed his cupcake later in the hotel. Hannah even sang Happy Birthday to Daddy all by herself, complete with simulating blowing out candles at the end. It was so precious! The cupcakes were really good, and so was the leftover cheesecake she sent with us.
The next day we visited a state park called Dead Horse Point. We were the only people there, and I think I speak for both of us when I say...This was completely surprising and breathtaking. I didn't know Utah had landscape like this. WOW. We are so used to living in a little Logan bubble, which is gloomy and dreadful most of the time. I couldn't stop looking at it. Aside from being completely beautiful, I loved the SILENCE. You can't hear anything, including the rocks we kept trying to drop over the edge. This is overlooking Canyonlands National Park, which most people don't visit because it requires some serious back country, four wheeling expertise. Maybe next year?
And some free range cattle.
The Colorado River cut the canyons. Isn't this amazing?
We stopped quickly at Slick Rock Bike Trail--this is a world famous mountain biking spot, known for being extremely difficult and deadly. I wanted to see what all the hype was about. This picture doesn't do it justice at all. Slick Rock is rock that is...slick...especially when wet.
The last thing we did that day was finish up at Arches with a hike to the Delicate Arch-the most famous site here and the arch that was on the Utah centennial license plate (feel free to be impressed). Brian discovered his love of petroglyphs and rocks, but hasn't discovered his love of rough hikes. Maybe next year?
The hike was a little tough, but so worth it! It's almost 1.5 miles uphill to get there (climbing up that slick rock stuff)and you don't see the arch until you turn a corner at the very end. It was funny to sit and rest and listen to people's reactions as they turned the corner. My favorite was "Why'd they put it all the way over here? Why don't they just move it down a bit?" I guess that hiker missed the information about natural formations. We also saw some lizards mating, which was a first for both of us.
Another great part about this getaway was SLEEP! It's so nice to be able to sleep sufficiently, which is a luxury we don't get. We really had a fantastic time and owe a huge thank you to my parents who watched our girls for a couple days. Thanks M and D! It means the world to us to be able to do stuff like this.
This is Balanced Rock:
A few pictures at the Windows Section:
When we dropped off the girls at my parents, mom had a little belated birthday celebration for Brian. He enjoyed his cupcake later in the hotel. Hannah even sang Happy Birthday to Daddy all by herself, complete with simulating blowing out candles at the end. It was so precious! The cupcakes were really good, and so was the leftover cheesecake she sent with us.
The next day we visited a state park called Dead Horse Point. We were the only people there, and I think I speak for both of us when I say...This was completely surprising and breathtaking. I didn't know Utah had landscape like this. WOW. We are so used to living in a little Logan bubble, which is gloomy and dreadful most of the time. I couldn't stop looking at it. Aside from being completely beautiful, I loved the SILENCE. You can't hear anything, including the rocks we kept trying to drop over the edge. This is overlooking Canyonlands National Park, which most people don't visit because it requires some serious back country, four wheeling expertise. Maybe next year?
And some free range cattle.
The Colorado River cut the canyons. Isn't this amazing?
We stopped quickly at Slick Rock Bike Trail--this is a world famous mountain biking spot, known for being extremely difficult and deadly. I wanted to see what all the hype was about. This picture doesn't do it justice at all. Slick Rock is rock that is...slick...especially when wet.
The last thing we did that day was finish up at Arches with a hike to the Delicate Arch-the most famous site here and the arch that was on the Utah centennial license plate (feel free to be impressed). Brian discovered his love of petroglyphs and rocks, but hasn't discovered his love of rough hikes. Maybe next year?
The hike was a little tough, but so worth it! It's almost 1.5 miles uphill to get there (climbing up that slick rock stuff)and you don't see the arch until you turn a corner at the very end. It was funny to sit and rest and listen to people's reactions as they turned the corner. My favorite was "Why'd they put it all the way over here? Why don't they just move it down a bit?" I guess that hiker missed the information about natural formations. We also saw some lizards mating, which was a first for both of us.
Another great part about this getaway was SLEEP! It's so nice to be able to sleep sufficiently, which is a luxury we don't get. We really had a fantastic time and owe a huge thank you to my parents who watched our girls for a couple days. Thanks M and D! It means the world to us to be able to do stuff like this.
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