Every trip has its moments. Good and bad...For me, there is always one or two instances on every trip that I watch my daughter, Lilly, and marvel at how much of a free-spirited person she is. As I climbed down from the tent, I looked to see that Lilly is running after rabbits in her bathrobe. I was about to say, "Lilly, why don't you put on some clothes." But, I knew what her response would be..."Dad, I already have some clothes on..." She is definitely here own person. A person who is happy and positive! It's fun to see...
This spring has been wet. I mean, really wet! It's been three weekends in a row where it's rained or poured! So, as we watched the Memorial Day forecast; I became nervous once again. Rain was predicted! However, there was a window over the southeastern area of Utah--the Moab area. I knew Moab on Memorial Day weekend would be a mistake. Way too many people...What to do? I knew of a few quiet places, so off we went.
The first morning was outstanding!
We decided to hike from camp. The green was intense in this slick rock, sandstone environment.
With a nice hike under our belts, we rallied towards Moab. We decided to stop and see some signs of past visitors. This is a new Dinosaur track that was recently discovered. It was neat!
Driving into Moab, we saw all the people! It was Jeep week on steroids! There were people everywhere. I think they had the same idea as us...I think they watched the same weather report as us...We drove down Kane Creek and spotted hordes of people. Everywhere...I knew of a quick escape, a hike that would take us away from the people. Sure enough we saw 2 other people on our desert jaunt.
People were camped everywhere. The desert was definitely getting used and some would say abused this weekend. Our truck slowly cruised along...The backcountry was calling. Sure enough, six miles later; we had the place to ourselves. The clouds of canyon country made it quite pretty! Time for dinner.
The Pink Panthers preparing Tacos.
There didn't seem to be a lot of people where we were...
More to come...
This spring has been wet. I mean, really wet! It's been three weekends in a row where it's rained or poured! So, as we watched the Memorial Day forecast; I became nervous once again. Rain was predicted! However, there was a window over the southeastern area of Utah--the Moab area. I knew Moab on Memorial Day weekend would be a mistake. Way too many people...What to do? I knew of a few quiet places, so off we went.
The first morning was outstanding!
We decided to hike from camp. The green was intense in this slick rock, sandstone environment.
With a nice hike under our belts, we rallied towards Moab. We decided to stop and see some signs of past visitors. This is a new Dinosaur track that was recently discovered. It was neat!
Driving into Moab, we saw all the people! It was Jeep week on steroids! There were people everywhere. I think they had the same idea as us...I think they watched the same weather report as us...We drove down Kane Creek and spotted hordes of people. Everywhere...I knew of a quick escape, a hike that would take us away from the people. Sure enough we saw 2 other people on our desert jaunt.
People were camped everywhere. The desert was definitely getting used and some would say abused this weekend. Our truck slowly cruised along...The backcountry was calling. Sure enough, six miles later; we had the place to ourselves. The clouds of canyon country made it quite pretty! Time for dinner.
The Pink Panthers preparing Tacos.
There didn't seem to be a lot of people where we were...
More to come...
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