Trip to Moab, UT - Canyonlands and Arches

Here's a few pictures of our trip to Canyonlands and Arches near Moab, Utah. There are two national parks only a few miles apart. The weather was absolutely beautiful. A light jacket was plenty and there was sunshine to make good photos!

These rocks are called the Three Penguins. Later we saw people climbing up these rocks.

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You can't see the whole thing, but these rocks looked like Park Avenue in New York City. It was amazing.

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This is Landscape Arch, one of the two most famous arches in the Park. In the 1990's a chunk fell out of the arch, so now you can't go up close and look at it. Some guy got a picture of it falling!!

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It had been quite windy the day before, so all the previous footprints had blown in with sand. The Parks weren't very busy, so it was an ideal time to go.

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This is the trail to Delicate Arch - a mile and a half - mostly uphill. You will see the little stone piles - these marked the trail, as it isn't like hiking in a forest where the path is worn. Once you got to one stone pile you could see the next one. Delicate Arch is a famous Utah symbol and is well worth the hike.

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Here's Tim in Canyonlands - every bit as majestic as the Grand Canyon.

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You must go there sometime. It's too good to miss!

Wood Splitting

Here's the new woodsplitter in action, being manned by Hunter himself.

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Three brothers:

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An auntie and a sister-in-law

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A Fall Day in the Woods

I went with Tim, Jeff, and a friend, Bill Winter, to watch Hunter while they cut wood.

Here is what the men were doing:

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Here is what Hunter and I spent the afternoon doing. Please notice our fort:

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And here is the result! Plus Jeff got a pick-up load.

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I've Been a Lazy Blogger

We spent a weekend in Vancouver with Carissa and Ben. Tim and Ben went on a hike while Carissa and I hit a couple of fabric stores. Sunday we were invited to Ben's aunt and uncle for dinner. Sitting with Carissa and Ben is Ben's grandma and beside me are two of Ben's aunts.

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The Finale - Day 6

A little wood project in the shop.

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Hunter was pretty happy to see mom and dad, but, alas, I didn't get a picture of it.

Day 4 - In the Tent

Two people, one grandpa and one little boy, were sleeping in 63 or so seconds.

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Pretty hilarious. One tent pole is missing/broken(as we last remember) so the tent is warped and held out on two sides by paint cans.....

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Day 3 - Hunter

Let's see - today included a couple of errands, a trip to the pet store, a trip to Toys R Us, some hot tub time and ending up with this: (Notice bullet whizzing past Hunter's head, also other bullets in mid-air.) And Peanut under cover under the old sewing machine.

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Wednesday, Day 2

Ok. I have to get at least one picture up. Hunter playing Thomas the Train.

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Day One

We have Hunter for 5 days while the kids cruise the Caribbean. At noon I drove Bruce and Judy to the airport and here's a little snapshot of what we did for the rest of the day. Two hours in the hot tub!

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We had bought this Home Depot Tool Table at a garage sale and were saving it for this time. Hunter wanted to close his eyes when we told him we had a surprise.

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So, until tomorrow. If I have enough energy to put photos up. Haha.

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Visit from Relatives

This is a cousin of mine, Daven, on the right and his mother, wife, and son. We spent a lovely afternoon and evening reminiscing and visiting.

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Cute Joke