We took our first camping trip of the summer to Moab. We stayed at the Canyonlands camp ground on Main Street and I highly recommend it. It was really clean, had lots of shade, and the pool there was fabulous, the kids spent hours swimming. We actually had to drag them out of the pool because I was sure they were going to turn into fish, haha. It was a very low key, relaxed trip. We went to Hole in the Rock and visited the petting zoo, the kids really enjoyed kissing the camel and Rory even convinced me to do it. Connor was appalled because the camel slipped him the tongue!
We also visited the Moab cemetery to show the kids where their great grandparents were buried, got shakes at Milts, visited Potato Salad Hill and the other hills that they have jeep safari on, swam, swam, and swam some more. Saturday night we walked Main Street and checked out a few shops then went to the rodeo. The kids loved watching the barrel racers and bull riders. After the rodeo there was a dance outside the facilities. Kinlee and Matthew danced their little hearts out. We had to drag Kinlee away and the only way we got her to leave is I promised to take her to a concert sometime this summer.
My favorite part of the trip was our hike to the Mill Creek Swimming Hole. A friend of mine told me about it, then when I brought it up to Rory he remembered that his grandma had talked about swimming there as a kid. Rory's grandpa Denny did construction in Moab (he and grandma Rhea met at a dance while he was working there) and the motel he was staying at didn't have running water, so he would hike to the swimming hole to wash up. The hike wasn't very long, but the first part of the trail was washed away by the high water, so we had to climb a few rocks, then we had to wade through a pretty swift running river and 2 small streams to get to it. When we got there the girls and I soaked our feet in the water while Rory, Connor, and Matthew, jumped off the cliff into the water. It was a beautiful place to visit and I anticipate we will go back the next time we are in Moab.
Sunday evening we visited arches and were able to watch the sunset from the delicate arch viewpoint. It was an amazing view. We also visited the turret arch, north & south window arches, balance rock, and a couple others I can't remember. I'm so glad we went in the evening, it was much cooler and we didn't have to deal with any crowds. I am forever in awe of my creator. This beautiful world that was created for us is such a blessing.
We also visited the Moab cemetery to show the kids where their great grandparents were buried, got shakes at Milts, visited Potato Salad Hill and the other hills that they have jeep safari on, swam, swam, and swam some more. Saturday night we walked Main Street and checked out a few shops then went to the rodeo. The kids loved watching the barrel racers and bull riders. After the rodeo there was a dance outside the facilities. Kinlee and Matthew danced their little hearts out. We had to drag Kinlee away and the only way we got her to leave is I promised to take her to a concert sometime this summer. 
My favorite part of the trip was our hike to the Mill Creek Swimming Hole. A friend of mine told me about it, then when I brought it up to Rory he remembered that his grandma had talked about swimming there as a kid. Rory's grandpa Denny did construction in Moab (he and grandma Rhea met at a dance while he was working there) and the motel he was staying at didn't have running water, so he would hike to the swimming hole to wash up. The hike wasn't very long, but the first part of the trail was washed away by the high water, so we had to climb a few rocks, then we had to wade through a pretty swift running river and 2 small streams to get to it. When we got there the girls and I soaked our feet in the water while Rory, Connor, and Matthew, jumped off the cliff into the water. It was a beautiful place to visit and I anticipate we will go back the next time we are in Moab. 
Sunday evening we visited arches and were able to watch the sunset from the delicate arch viewpoint. It was an amazing view. We also visited the turret arch, north & south window arches, balance rock, and a couple others I can't remember. I'm so glad we went in the evening, it was much cooler and we didn't have to deal with any crowds. I am forever in awe of my creator. This beautiful world that was created for us is such a blessing. 
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