Magical Moab

 We packed up early and headed out towards Moab, UT. It was amazing to watch the scenery change as we drove to Moab. 

We stopped at Wilson Arch on our way into Moab. 

Hole in the Rock is apparently a home someone built into the side of the rock. They used to do tours but it is closed to the public at this time. There is a jeep at the top of the rock above it. 

A lizard Caleb saw at Wilson Arch 

We got to Moab around 2:00 in the afternoon and got checked into the Campground. We are spending 2 nights in Moab. Last night we booked a fun tour for the kids. We are doing a sunset hummer tour on the slick rock called Hells Revenge. We found out it is called Hell's revenge because of the heat that reflects off the rocks and that it is "hell's revenge" Once we got to Moab and got settled in we found a restaurant called The Trailhead and walked from the campground through town- they had really good food. I had something called a dirty coke (apparently it is a Utah thing),  but it is coke with coconut milk and lime in it. I thought it was pretty good. It reminded me of an Italian soda with cream. On the way back we stopped in a few stores and got ice cream as well. 

This was a piece of a tree that was in a restaurant that we were going to eat at, but the wait was too long. 

We went back to the RV because I had to get on the computer at exactly 6:00 pm to get a reservation for Arches national park. I was able to snag one for 9:00am. It is so crazy that these HUGE national parks require reservations. Due to us not knowing exactly where we would be and when, we were not able to make advance reservations. We knew that there would be possibilities that we would end up not getting into places and we would just adjust and go from there. 

After booking the pass into Arches National Park, we all got ready for the Hummer Ride. We did not tell the kids what we were going to be doing. We wanted it to be a surprise. We went to meet the hummer at the entrance to the campground since they were picking us up. We were able to get Edens carseat all hooked in and off we went to sign waivers and pick up the rest of the group that was doing the tour with us. I am not going to lie when we first go to the slick rocks and started the climb up it was a bit scary! I used to be a total daredevil and would try anything without fear. Having kids changed that in me. I still want to do things and experience things with the kids, but the fear comes in because I want to keep them safe and protected. All of the parents out there know what I am talking about. I don't let it stop us from doing fun things though. 

Our guide Ian was awesome. He has been driving the slickrocks for a year and a half. At one point he stopped with a huge climb behind us and the boys were joking and said "we should go backwards up the hill" Ian stood up and said "the boys in the back said it, lets go backwards!" and we did - up a HUGE hill. Another time we were going down this really steep area and Ian stopped the hummer right when we were facing straight down. He said "I told you that this would be like a slow roller coaster, but sometimes roller coasters go really fast" and he released the hummer and we shot straight down. It was really fun. 

All my pictures are out of order again. I am not sure why it keeps downloading it all out of order. 

This was a group of dirtbikes riding down the huge hill. 

Another stop we made allowed us to see Dino tracks that are preserved in the rock. 

This is the huge hill that the dirt bikes were going down in the picture above. We actually went backwards up this hill! It was crazy. 

This was information about the Dino tracks in the area. 

These next two pictures were more Dino tracks. 

This is us going backwards up the huge hill! 

This is how incredibly close we were driving through some of the rocks. 

At another point the guide stopped with the hummer facing straight down.. He then all the sudden released the hummer and we went flying down the hill. It was called roller coaster hill. 

This was before we left when the hummer picked us up. 

Sunset on top a rock with my sweet Elijah 

The amazing sunset over the slick rocks. 

Benjamin caught this lizard with a blue belly. 

Our last stop was on top of a hill where we watched the beautiful sunset over the slick rock canyons. It was amazing.   The kids absolutely loved it. 

One more stop we made was where you can take "illusion" pictures that make it look like you are sliding off into the canyon below. I have to get the pictures from Brads phone because he was the one who took them. 

Once we got back we got some snacks since we didn't really have dinner due to our late lunch and then everyone got ready for bed. I think the hummer ride is going to be one of the things on this trip that sticks out to all of us. The pictures absolutely do not do justice to the area.