Our Moab Adventures

We camped in Moab, UT in a campground with a pool for the kids. Temperature were in the 100's! Moab was a very fun little town with great restaurants, shopping, atmosphere, and adventure.
The feeling of Canyonlands National Park as were stood overlooking the vastness of the open canyons, fins, and needles, was that of our sheer smallness. We were just a small speck in this vast land, like being an ant on the moon! We hiked a few miles to a panoramic view in the Island in the Sky area of the park. We looked down upon sheer cliff and canyons in almost every direction. We ate lunch with antelope ground squirrels, lizards, and an army of red ants. The crumbs that we dropped were removed by teams of ants and then swiftly stolen from the ants by the squirrels. The ants would hang onto the crumbs until they reached the squirrels mouth, and then jump off or be tossed aside by the squirrel! It was a spectacle to watch.
Our visit to Arches National Park was one of the hottest days yet, 101 degrees. We hiked to Double Arch and Landscape Arch, slowing our pace whenever we hit a patch of shade, few and far between. Thank goodness for our Camelbacks full of spring water. Again, we felt miniature within the arch structure. We were impressed with the kids fortitude with the hiking as they pushed on thru the desert heat.
We topped off our visit to Moab with a Outback Hummer tour. The Hummer was open to the sky with rear elevated seats. Our guide took us to a section of trials called "Hell's Revenge". But where are the trails? I see only rocks! We drove up a section of slick rock called "Devils Spine" with inclines exceeding 45 degrees and drop offs on both sides of the vehicle. At times, with only 2 wheels on the rock, we bounced, slid and even went up a huge rock backwards. Our driver was a blast, several times he drove down slopes with his hands in the air like on a roller coaster, with his eyes closed, and his feet off the pedals! Squeals of delight and fear were heard from the rear seat! We played at a canyon called "The Abyss", hearing our echoes bounce 4 or 5 times off the canyon walls in the distance. The kids made fast friends with a young girl from WI named Haley. Sunset was spectacular on the rock formations and mountains, changing colors as the sun slipped below the horizon.