Family Trip to Moab, Goblin Valley and Arches National Park

This year we decided to visit Moab, Utah and some of the surrounding sites. This is a part of the state we'd never been to as a family. We weren't exactly sure what to expect, but it turned out to be one of the most enjoyable family getaways yet!

The 1st night we pitched the tent and camped in Green River. The next morning we made the 30 minute drive to Goblin Valley State park. After playing in the Valley of the Goblins for a few hours we headed to Moab.

In Moab we "camped" in cabins at the Moab KOA. Being that this was our family's first camping trip I didn't want to push it with three straight nights in a tent. We enjoyed cruising around Moab, checking out the stores and visiting a couple of restaurants. Most of the time we spent in Arches National Park. Here we hiked, explored and go lots of physical activity in. Even Dylan and Parker did great on on the hikes.

The famous Delicate Arch is the the background. This is the Arch seen on the Utah Centenial license plate.

Goblin Valley: All these pictures are from the Valley of the Goblin. This state park was great for the kids to run around, climb all over and take tons of pictures. What a blast!

Camping in Green River

We spent 2 days hiking Arches National Park. There we saw several major arches including: Broken Arch, Sand Dune Arch, Double Arch (one of out favorites), North & South windows and Turret Arch.

Paying Respect to Grandma Margaret

On the way back from Arches and Moab we took the scenic route through Gunnison and Manti
to visit Grandma's old house, the Manti temple and Grandma and Grandpa Raymond's resting place. Her house looked like it's been well taken care of, although no where as nice as she kept it. The chicken-coop in the back is still in tact and I almost went to "use it" for old time sake. I'm sure I represent all the cousin when I say how much we all miss Grandma.

Weekend in Southern Utah with Grandma Suzie and Grandpa Dale. Their Mission Farewell.