Moab for Fall Break

Great trip!  It was so nice to just have our little family and keep things simple.  Here are a few things we did over Fall Break in Moab.  

1. Bike at Bar M on some kid friendly trails.  

2. Camped at Slick Rock Campground.  Probably wont camp there again.  Small and squished and the pool was freezing- but it was heated...???  We had a lovely view in the morning when we woke up.  Mist everywhere.  The weather was cold the first day but then warmed up.  The girls and I got to relax for a few hours when the boys went biking.  I love slow time with my kids.

3.  Climbing on Wall Street.  So happy.  Climbing on sand stone is a mental game since there aren't a lot of holds and feets.  But we did great.

4. The boys went biking two times on their own.  Abby loved her book that told us all about arches and all the other National Parks.   Aunt Rachel gave it to us years ago.  It actually only tells a small part about Arches but Abby filled in with all of her info when needed.  The girls and I got a short bike ride in when we were waiting for boys.  We biked, climbed on rocks and hangout by the water.

6.  The kids got to pick a few spots they wanted to see in Arches.  I haven't been to some of these for years so it was fun to explore.  We hiked up to Double Arch and played on rocks.  We ate lunch at a nice over look in the park.  

7. The big event we did was go canyoneering.  The kids loved it at the beginning and after the fact.  but not so much in the middle!  Hiking up to the top was great. The first two rappels were great.  The third rappel was an over hang so taht wasn't so great.  Then the 4th rappel was 95 feet and that was a bit big for their brains to feel comfortable with.  But we did it.  U -turn Canyon in Arches.  Abby was tied to me so she was fine.  But Tyler and Ella had to do it all on their own.  And they did great!