Moab

Last year at Jordan's summer work party he won a free night stay at any hotel. Jordan didn't care how we used it so he left the planning up to me.  Being as my brother-in-law calls me a "granola" I planned a hiking trip.  We had to wait forever because Link was to little to leave last year.  Finally last week we got to use our free night to go to Moab.  We left the kids with my parents and went with Jordan's brother and his wife.  

We left early in the morning and it rained the whole way down.  We had planned to spend the two days down there at Arches National Park but because it was pouring when we got close to Moab we decided to make a stop at Dead Horse Point.  When we got there it was pouring!  We actually braved the storm and ran out to see the view.  We couldn't see much in the rain and got soaked!

As you can see from this picture we couldn't see much.

It finally stopped pouring but was still sprinkling and very cloudy and windy so we didn't really dare to try hiking at Arches yet.  We couldn't check into our hotel until later in the afternoon so we were kind of stuck in the rain with no where to wait out the storm except the car.  We decided we might as well check out Canyonlands while we had nothing else to do.  Canyonlands was so beautiful!  I'd been there before but I really didn't remember it very well.  It was well worth the drive.  

Canyonlands

While we were at Canyonlands the weather started to clear up so we went on a little 1/2 mile hike to Mesa Arch.  It was beautiful!  The view from Mesa Arch was my favorite view!

It was still super windy as you can tell by my hair.

 After Canyonlands we finally made it Arches!
Arches
It was still cloudy and windy and sprinkled on and off so we didn't do any long hikes the first day just short hikes.

Double Arch

Double Arch

These two crazies climbed everywhere!  I seriously thought they were going to die.
Turret Arch

The Windows

 Sand Dune Arch

On the way to my favorite arch Sand Dune Arch

Sand Dune Arch

Sand Dune Arch

I seriously thought one of them was going to die climbing this!

 Skyline Arch

 Balanced Rock

 Park Avenue

Delicate Arch

The second day we were there the weather was a ton better it was still cold and windy but it was at least sunny.  First thing in the morning we hiked delicate arch.  We went early enough that there weren't a lot of people there yet.  It was so nice! We got lots of pictures without tons of people and it was quiet and beautiful.

On the way to delicate arch there's a giant rock wall and there's a little arch in it.  On the way back we climbed up to the arch and you could see delicate arch through it.

 Double O Arch Hike
After Delicate Arch we hiked the Double O Arch.  This trail is fun because there's a ton of arches on the trail.

Landscape Arch

On top of the scariest rock fin ever! Drop offs on both sides.  It was seriously scary but you can't beat that view.

Double O Arch in the background.  It was so windy we didn't hike down to it.

Partition Arch

Partition Arch

Partition Arch

Navajo Arch

Navajo Arch

    After we hiked the Double O we went home.  Moab was so fun!  The weather wasn't the best but it ended up being really nice because there weren't as many people there and we went to Canyonland which we wouldn't have done if not for the rain.  We did so much in 2 days!  The only thing I feel like we missed was the fiery furnace because it was sold out but there's always next time!  On our next trip to Moab we'll take our kids and I'm sure they'll love it as much as I do.