Moab Jeeping

 We took a last second trip to Moab over President's Day.  Our friends were going to be down there, so we decided to tag along.  Especially because our friend Kyle is an expert Jeeper and can get you through lots of crazy obstacles.  Zack's been wanting to take his Jeep out, so he was excited to go.  We ended up loading the Jeeps on the trailer and driving the new truck down.  So nice and comfy!

We had a great time.  One advantage to having Zack's Jeep is that we didn't all have to fit in one car.  So much better.  We did three trails: Fins 'n Things, Top of the World, and Kokapele (I think).  Zack did a great job, and so did his Jeep.  None of us were sure if it would survive these trails.  There were many times Jake would look back, see Zack right there, and be amazed at his driving.  A proud dad moment for sure.  

Since this trip it seems like Zack's caught the Jeep bug even more.  He's been spending all of his spare time putting a new radio in so that he doesn't have to listen to whatever station he can get.  And also essentially repainting the Jeep.  Started out as just fixing some rust spots.  Turned in to much more than that.  But I've learned that this is how all Jeep projects are, so Zack is right on track.  

Here are a million pics:

Driving onto a narrow trailer when you can't see anything look terrifying.  

The first day we had a group of 9 Jeeps.  You can see some of them along the top.  Also, you can't tell in this pic but you're driving up a spine and it drops off on both sides.  Kate is terrified of edges.  She had her eyes shut and was almost crying.

This looks way less scary in a picture.  I frequently closed my eyes so I didn't have to watch my kids die.

It's not a Jeep trip if you don't look like this at some point.  

Moab is so beautiful

Jake and I asked Zack to take a pic of us.  Good thing you can't even tell that's us.

The view from Top of the World

Coolest pic of the whole trip.

Our friends rented a house.  Let's just say there wasn't much water left in the hot tub when they got out.

We did a Jeep trail before heading home on Monday.  If you know Jake, you know this is a miracle.  When it's time to go home he's always up and out first thing.  

Sage drove the last mile on a dirt road.  She was very excited.