Columbus Day weekend my parents took our family to Moab. We had so much fun. We stayed in a condo just outside of town. It was really nice... definitely better then a hotel.
We left Friday after work and got to Moab late that night. We used our new GPS. I'd never used one it amazed me how it just took us to exactly where we needed to be.
Saturday Morning we were supposed to get up early enough to pick up the 4wheelers at 8am. Chris and I were awake but no one else was so I finally woke everyone up. We didn't get out of the house as early as we had planned. It was still morning when we left amazingly. I'm not exactly sure where it was that we went 4wheeling but it was so much fun. We only got lost a few times. We got two vehicles called Rhino's and two regular 4wheelers. They were all so much fun. The ride on the Rhino's was surprisingly smooth compared the the 4wheelers. Chris and I switched off with Amanda and David for a while. We stopped at this one place called Wipeout hill. We saw one dirt bike rider by himself go up and down the hill it was incredible. We also watched several jeeps go up and down the hill. Dad actually knew a few of the guys that were driving the jeeps and so he took a turn riding up and down the hill as did Amanda and David. I was too big of a chicken to try it.
We didn't do much on Sunday we were all pretty sore from our adventure on Saturday. We went to church, played games, watched movies and just hung out. David had to work on Monday so he and Amanda left Sunday night.
Monday morning we got up and Chris made a really yummy breakfast. I was supposed to help but really didn't do anything. We cleaned up the condo and got ready to leave. We stopped in town and a cafe that makes Gluten Free muffins every morning. We got a pumpkin spice muffin...... it was DELICIOUS!!! I really wouldn't have been able to tell it was gluten free (and vegan) if they hadn't told me.
Chris hadn't been to Arches before so we wanted to make sure to stop there. We drove up to Delicate Arch and took the hike up to it. I'd never been on the hike to the arch before. We saw petroglyphs on the way. It was quite the little hike. Part of the hike was pretty steep but it was definitely worth it. The arch was beautiful and it was really quite a neat experience to see the arch that is on the Utah Licence plates that close. I think I would like to spend more time hiking through Arches. After we were done at Delicate Arch as we were driving back we stopped at Balanced Rock (at least that's what I think its called). I had really big blisters on my heels and couldn't hike anymore. Chris and Dad hiked up to it and took some pictures. Chris said that at one point they were standing under the rock and would have been smashed if it decided to fall. I'm glad it didn't. Once we were done we went to lunch/dinner at a Mexican restaurant in town (mmmm).
On our way out of town we stopped at Dead Horse Point. It was beautiful. We walked around for a little bit and then Chris and Dad went mountain biking. I started to get a little worried when it was getting dark and they weren't back. But they made it they said it was a really pretty ride and there were a few look out points along the way. Too bad neither of them took a camera.
We got home pretty late, were sore and tired but it was so worth it. We had such a good weekend and really appreciate my parents for taking us on this vacation.
