Trip Report: The Perfect Family Trip!
EDIT: I wanted to add this link here at the beginning. Ragusa's Summer 2014 Trailer Hello friends! We have been home for two months, but I am just now feeling like getting to the trip repo...
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ARCHES Part 4
Have to say, the campsite was a pretty good spot for breakfast! Here we are starting off the next day.
Today we started by hiking "Sand Dune" arch. This is a very easy and short hike. Recommended for those that don't hike.
Being in-between these massive fins was an other worldly experience!
Once inside the space, it opened up into a cavernous oasis. I'd imagine that the mid day heat has a hard time penetrating.
There's not much to the arch itself, this hike is about the getting there.
We then went over to the "Windows" area. I think we hiked up to all the arches there.
Then on to the "Park Avenue" area. We did not hike here. Had to save something for next time!
This particular evening, the winds got incredibly strong. They forced us back to camp, where we had to hunker down in the camper and wait it out. The kids were crying from being sandblasted, etc. By the end of it, we had to take every blanket, sheet, etc. out of the camper to dump the sand.
We all agreed at this point that if the winds persisted the next day, we would leave early. However, we woke up to a gorgeous morning and a fantastic day!
Here is another shot of the campsite with the boys playing around.
In most parks, the boys made friends quickly. Here's the group while we were here at Arches. They exchanged emails with several groups of kids, but never have sent the first letter. Ah, to be young again and feel like everyone is a bestie for life. It took me back to that same feeling I had from vacations my parents took us on. I hope that the full timer community is similar...20 years from now I'll find out.
I'm leaving so much out...I couldn't possible post of everything we did. As jam packed as these posts appear, realize that the experience was so much larger!
Have to say, the campsite was a pretty good spot for breakfast! Here we are starting off the next day.
Today we started by hiking "Sand Dune" arch. This is a very easy and short hike. Recommended for those that don't hike.
Being in-between these massive fins was an other worldly experience!
Once inside the space, it opened up into a cavernous oasis. I'd imagine that the mid day heat has a hard time penetrating.
There's not much to the arch itself, this hike is about the getting there.
We then went over to the "Windows" area. I think we hiked up to all the arches there.
Then on to the "Park Avenue" area. We did not hike here. Had to save something for next time!
This particular evening, the winds got incredibly strong. They forced us back to camp, where we had to hunker down in the camper and wait it out. The kids were crying from being sandblasted, etc. By the end of it, we had to take every blanket, sheet, etc. out of the camper to dump the sand.
We all agreed at this point that if the winds persisted the next day, we would leave early. However, we woke up to a gorgeous morning and a fantastic day!
Here is another shot of the campsite with the boys playing around.
In most parks, the boys made friends quickly. Here's the group while we were here at Arches. They exchanged emails with several groups of kids, but never have sent the first letter. Ah, to be young again and feel like everyone is a bestie for life. It took me back to that same feeling I had from vacations my parents took us on. I hope that the full timer community is similar...20 years from now I'll find out.
I'm leaving so much out...I couldn't possible post of everything we did. As jam packed as these posts appear, realize that the experience was so much larger!