Day 7: Keystone, CO to Moab, UT:
Once again, the change of scenery is phenomenal. We departed Colorado and drove out of the Rocky Mountains into the desert of Utah. We met my parents in Moab, ate dinner, and then drove into Arches National Park.
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| Balanced Rock. |
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| Family snapshot. |
Day 8: Arches National Park, Moab, UT:
In the morning we went back to Arches National Park. We drove through the park and got out and walked a few trails to some of the arches. It was absolutely beautiful. It's hard to tell how massive these rock formations are until you really walk up to them. Vianney slept most of the time in the Onya carrier, Amaryn did great in the backpack carrier, and Teá was a trooper walking around with us and loved the soft sand on the paths and climbing on the rocks. There is much more to do than we could possibly fit in, but we are appreciative for all we were able to see given three young kids, two tired parents, 100 degree high heat, and strong sun rays.
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| Tall, long, and thin. |
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| How many arches do you see? |
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| Under Double Arches. |
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| Turret Arch. |
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| Us in the middle. |
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| Managed to get a photo with Vivi and an arch. Love that adorable, squishy face. |
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| Happy birthday, Mom/Grandmere! |
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| Tired. |
In the afternoon we went back to the hotel. Teá and Amaryn went swimming in the pool with Daddy where Teá made friends with two older kids, one of which was named Chelsea. Later Teá told Jason, "Today was SO much fun, I really liked making friends with Chelsea and Ryan!"
We went back to Arches National Park in the evening. A storm came in with rain and beautiful lightning that we saw in the distance over the park. Once it moved past us, we took a short hike to one of the arches hidden in between huge rock formations and where the ground was all soft, red colored sand. The girls were in love!!
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| Making sand angels. |
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| Sanddune Arch. |
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| Appropriately enough, we ended the day with a rainbow. |
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