Arches National Park

Delicate Arch

We also got to go and see Arches. This is something that I have always wanted to do but hadn't until last weekend! It is such an amazing place to see. Treyson and Acadia were excited to see the arches. They didn't even mind hiking ( most of the time). Trey kept saying: "I want to camp and go see the Ark!" Yeah we have a few pronunciation problems, but that is what makes it so cute.

Scenery from the park

We started with the North and South Arch. These are a few of the smaller arches in the park, but I never realized how big the arches actually are. They are HUGE!

North and South Arch

Acadia compared to the North arch

We then headed off to the Delicate Arch. It is a 1 1/2 mile hike into it and the same out. We started trekking with lots of water and snacks to keep our kids moving. They were amazing hikers. They hiked the whole way there and back without having to be carried once. Yeah! We are so excited that our kids are old enough to hike. Granted we did stop for a rest a couple times. But we all made it.

It is a fun trail to hike. You get to climb up huge rocks and through sand. They put little rock stacks all over the trail. My kids enjoyed running to everyone, yelling at the top of their lungs: "Look Mom and Dad there's another one!"

This is the last little bit of the trail. It is cut out of the mountain.

This is a little sandy desert oasis... okay so I know there are no palm trees but compared to all the surrounding rocks, it's green!

We made it. We sat and had a snack, while we were looking at the arch. The kids really liked it. They kept saying it looked like a giant. I was so glad that we got to see the delicate arch. Now I can cross off another place I've want to see. Now every time Treyson sees a Utah license plate he calls to Acadia: "Acadia look is our Ark!" He is starting to associate pictures with real places.

The next day we headed back to see the Landscape arch. This time we weren't as lucky. The kids were tired and Trey did not want to go any farther. So everyone on the trail got to hear his howls.

I love this picture. Brad was so patient with Trey. He talked him through is temper tantrum and showed him the arch. Trey was pretty happy for a few minutes. Brad is such a good dad.

Landscape Arch

On our way home we found out that Arches is one of the few parks that has off roading areas. So we decided to go off the beaten path and head home a different way. On the way we found, dinosaur tracks. It was pretty cool. (there was a sign... we aren't just making it up!).