Byron left for Japan on June 2 and came back around 3 p.m. on June 7th. I had packed up the van and were ready to head out for a family vacation as soon as Byron arrived. He had some flight issues and arrived later than we had planned. As soon as he got home, we jumped into the van and left for Green River. We had wanted to go camping as a family, but decided to stay in a hotel instead. Green River is about 1 hour away from Moab and 1 hour away from Goblin Valley (so a perfect spot to sleep).
Friday morning we headed out to Moab. It is such a fun place to go with children where they can explore, walk and just enjoy being outside. The weather was perfect. We first headed to Corona Arch to hike. Byron was excited to try out his new backpacking equipment. He carried about a 30 lb. pack full of snacks and water for us all. We had done this hike about 2 years ago and loved it so much that we had to go again. It is a beautiful hike that isn't too hard for small children. Once we arrived at the arch, it was fun to relax for a bit before heading back.
We went into Moab for some lunch at Subway then enjoyed going to Arches for that afternoon. We went on a couple of different hikes through out the park. It was so beautiful and enjoyable. We didn't have any complaints from anybody. How lucky we are to live close to such beautiful areas.
We headed back to Green River that evening. Then back out to Goblin Valley the next morning. I had never been there before but had heard from Tanner & Byron how cool it is. It was truly an amazing place. We had a lot of fun playing capture the flag around all these cool statures or rock formations. I am glad we don't have too young of children as I was nervous to loose them with the older kids that I have. We played for about 1 hour and had an absolutely great time. Then we played sardines which is where one person hides and all try to find them. As soon as somebody finds that person they hide with them also until everybody is hiding in that spot. It was fun except for Johnathan was very hard to find at first so we almost gave up.
We wanted to go on a fun hike called the narrows near Goblin Valley, but didn't have enough time since it was about a 2 mile hike and not enough water for the 8 of us. We will have to go back another time since I have heard this is truly an amazing hike.
We had such a fun time together and especially love going on vacations with just our family. It is such a fun bonding time and we definitely need as many of them as we can get lately.
We wanted to go on a fun hike called the narrows near Goblin Valley, but didn't have enough time since it was about a 2 mile hike and not enough water for the 8 of us. We will have to go back another time since I have heard this is truly an amazing hike.
We had such a fun time together and especially love going on vacations with just our family. It is such a fun bonding time and we definitely need as many of them as we can get lately.
This was part of the rock wall on our hike - I loved how it looked just like a face.
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