We made it to Delicate Arch!
That's us in the arch!
Landscape Arch
Our day started off at midnight…yes, midnight with Megan yelling "I need help!" Tim of course sprang into action and discovered Megan had thrown up all in her bed. So, we were all up helping Megan and cleaning…not a good start to our day! We did it quickly and went back to bed. We have no idea what happened as she is not sick at all, she just woke up getting sick. Not fun when camping and no water hookups. Thankfully today is laundry day. We started early in the morning heading to Arches National Park. We did a quick stop at the visitor's center and asked about the hike I have been debating about doing for months called Delicate Arch. I have never wanted to do a hike so bad but had so many things pointing to not do it. The hike is labeled strenuous even though it is only 3 miles. It goes to Delicate Arch which is the symbol of Utah; it is on their license plates. Anyhow, everything pointed to a no…on the river we heard a man died on that trail last week from dehydration, Megan was up sick, it was Friday the 13th, it is really strenuous, Leah hates hiking and it is supposed to be 95 degrees today, on and on… If it was up to me, I would have honestly given up that dream but Tim pushed us forward and was convinced we could do it and for me to get over stupid superstitions. So we did! And it was so amazing, I will never regret doing that hike and I am so proud of my kids for doing it. Delicate arch is a huge arch with an amphitheater of slickrock surrounding it…it is awe inspiring! Yes, the hike was difficult, uphill all the way but the payoff was worth it. After that we did a picnic lunch at Devils Garden and then headed off on the Devils Garden trailhead. I would NEVER do a hike in Arizona in 95 degree weather, let alone 2 hikes but we just plugged along and there were tons of people right along with us! On this trail we saw Landscape Arch which is one of the longest natural arches in the world at 306 feet. Arches is full of tall spires, beautiful red canyons and just all kinds of rock shapes and sizes to delight your imagination. It is a really special park. A lot of the really great arches and rocks you can see from the roadway so we enjoyed those on our drive back to the visitor's center where the kids again got Jr. Ranger badges. Then it was laundry time for me at the Moab Laundromat while Tim and the kids got ice cream and shopped in downtown Moab. Tonight we will be packing up and getting ready to head to Durango Colorado tomorrow morning. Can't wait to see my Auntie Donna tomorrow! Moab has been great; we saw all of our destinations and enjoyed God's handiwork!
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