Moab

We loaded up the RV and the kids (and dogs) and headed down to Moab for a week. It was really nice weather. Warm but not that overwhelming hot that Moab can get. We did a lot of jeeping, a lot of hiking and a lot of site seeing.Ah, hot dogs by the fire!Even better were foot rubs by the fire!!

We drove the front part of the Elephant Hill trail so we could make our way the Joint Trail hike. We actually went home through the Beef Bison trail on the way out (instead of doubling back to the Elephant trail). It was a LONG DRIVE. Seriously. It went on and on and one. We finally got back to camp at like 7:30pm and were all so tired of being in the car. It was pretty, driving through the southern part of Canyonlands, but we did not anticipate that long of a drive back.

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Baby Rattle Snake I almost stepped on getting out of the Jeep along the trail.

Very narrow pass. Anything wider than a Jeep and you wouldn't have made it.

Petroglyphs along the trail. So awesome to see!

Hiking the Joint Trail
This has been one of my favorite hiking trails. It was awesome!

The only way in or out was by 4wd. And some of the obstacles were nasty too!

Hiking Delicate Arch

Anna did pretty well. We had an Abby meltdown in the parking lot with Abby just after we put her in the pack, but once she calmed down we did the hike with her on my back and Anna on Chris's shoulders for a good part of the hike up. Talk about a workout!!!

If you drive up Slick Rock and just keep driving and driving, you end up on the La Sal loop. We went from desert to forest. It was beautiful!Hiking with Abby

She starts out so fussy....Then eventually gives in!Ken's Lake

We camped at a place called Ken's Lake.

It's this little man-made lake that was just across from the campground.

Bear chased the ducks away!Even Holly got in the water!!Hole N' The Rock

We of course hit up the Hole N' the Rock petting zoo for Anna.

Okay, I'll admit it. I enjoyed feeding the animals as much as she did.

My camera died about 10 minutes into the Steel Bender trail. I managed to take some videos with my cell phone of a spot that Chris really had a tough time climbing. It was at that point his 4 wheel drive in his Jeep kept popping out. Come to find out a bolt in the differential randomly came out and was grinding in the unit. Completely random and didn't have anything to do with the actually wheeling, just happened at that exact time. So now we'll be buying new differentials for the Jeep which Chris wanted to upgrade anyway, but not right now. So it looks like Christmas will come early for Perk!

These pictures below are from 3 separate trails.

Fins N' Things, Elephant Hill & Steel Bender