We decided that Moab is probably the place we've been the most as a family. I have no idea how many times we've gone, but it's a lot. And yet we all still love it and find plenty to do while we're there.
This was a pretty great Moab trip. Greg and Tracy were nice to pay for a hotel room for every family. Good thing, or I'm sure we would have found things to keep us busy at home. This was our first Moab trip with the jeep all set up to wheel. Very exciting. I had no idea what jeeping (yes it's a verb) really entails. Lots of work in the garage, lots of upgrades, lots of tools. I mean, Jake has it all set up to wheel now, but if you ask him he'll say he's definitely not done with it. Good thing we all had a lot of fun jeeping, or we might have a problem.
The first thing we did was hit the mountain bike trails. Jake, Zack, and I went on a 26 mile mountain bike ride called Mag 7. This is the first time I actually went on a big ride like this. Usually I send Jake and Zack off on their own. Jake and Zack thought the trail was fun, but no big deal for how hard it was. I, however, am grateful I didn't die and really proud of myself for doing it. There were lots of big rocks to ride up, and lots of big drops to come down. We happened to be down there during a big heat wave, so it was also 100 degrees. The last hour of the ride about did me in with the heat. But I survived, and even managed to have fun!
We jumped in the pool when we got back and then took off in the Jeep. We did the trail Finns and Things. Hard core jeepers say it's a good starter trail. I thought it was plenty difficult. I got to try spotting, which I'm super good at (don't ask Jake), and I admit to being a little nervous a few times, even though Jake's a really good driver. Zack drove for about 5 minutes, but none of us trust his 4-wheeling skills so that didn't last long. All in all a fun drive.
The next morning we went mountain biking as a family to the Bar M trails. We all had a great time. Sage and I started on the loop a second time knowing that Jake and Zack were trying to lap us. Sage did NOT want that to happen. She looked behind her, saw them coming, and took off. I had no idea she could go that fast! It made me smile.
From there we hiked to Millcreek Falls. A super short hike that ends in water, which was excellent since it was still 100 degrees. We played in the water and then everyone took a turn jumping off the water falls. I was impressed that everyone jumped. It was good fun. After that we went on a more scenic jeep ride up Onion Creek. That was pretty and I even did some driving.
That night we went on a night hike to Corona Arch. I love doing night hikes! This one was especially pretty because the moon was full. The scenery in the moonlight was pretty amazing. A good time was had by all.
And then it was time to go home. I think we fit in about as much as you can in two days. Moab never disappoints!
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| Ready to play! This is the first time we trailered the jeep and it was kind of awesome. |
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| Riding Mag 7 |
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| Sage was living the life by the pool |
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| Our jeep in it's natural habitat |
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| Cooling off at Millcreek |
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| Onion Creek |
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| Playing hard gives you big appetites! |
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| Corona Arch |
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