Moab Oct. 2010 Trip

Going to Moab has become a family favorite activity. Even MJ enjoyed beeping this time. We took off Wed. after MJ's Kindergarten field trip (first the the hospital, then the pumpkin path, over to a fire station, and lastly to the zoo.) RB went as a chaperon on the field trip while I stayed home to can tomatoes and finish packing. After staying the night in a hotel we finally arrived in Moab about 8:30. We dumped our camping gear at the camp site and we were off on our first adventure.

We went down to Moab with two jeeping friends. Neither of their spouses were able to make it and they both brought along two of their kids. So the kids had plenty of friends to play with and I kind of felt like a third wheel being the only girl. It was worth it though. One of the guys who came knew another group of jeepers that were down in Moab for the Fall break weekend. So we hooked up with them at the City Market and off we went on our first trail.

Here are two pictures of the jeep convoy ahead and behind us. There were nine jeeps total. One thing RB and I have learned is never go beeping alone. You never know what might happen out on a trail in the middle of nowhere. We also have learned the more the merrier. It was so fun being apart of the convoy cruising down the street.


Before hitting the trails it is important to take care of the jeeps by letting air out of your tires to the correct pressure. This gives the jeep more traction on the trails.


The first day we hit two trails. The first was Rose Garden Hill and the second was Top of the World. Through all the stops and starts we got to know our party pretty well. They are wonderful people who were very helpful in teaching us new-bees how to jeep. One man lived in Moab and knew the trails VERY well. By the time we got down from Top of the World it was dark and we were all hungry. So we went out to eat at a Mexican Restaurant. It was good food. By the time we set up camp in the dark and got to bed we were all exhausted.





The second day we went to Kane Creek Canyon. This trail was so fun to go on. RB let me drive in the beginning. I went up one big hill and then around a corner where you had to climb some rocks. It was so fun. Once we got down into the sand dune part of it I let RB drive. That is his favorite part and he wanted to see if he could drive the rest of the trail. He went on this trail in May but he got a flat tire and had to be pulled on some of it. This time we made it with no problems at all. The rest of the group went on another trail but MJ was done. So we headed back to camp and had fun playing at the camp site. That night we roasted hot dogs, and marshmallows which the kids loved.

The last day we decided to visit the Arches. We hiked up Delicate Arch and took lots of pics. It was a long hot hike, but it was worth it. By the time we got down we were ready to eat and head on home. The trip there was good besides the hour long traffic because of construction. Then on the way home we got the death wobble. This occurred about 5 times. The death wobble happens when hitting a bump at high speeds. To stop the death wobble one slows down until the shaking stops and then you can pick up speed again. As soon as we could exit the interstate we did. We took highways and back roads the rest of the way home. This made for a very long trip home.







One of our favorite games in Moab is to see what rock shapes look like. This is our marching penguins.


Overall the weekend was a blast. I loved every minute of it!

First Time Driving While Beeping

This week we headed to Moab for Fall break. I have a ton to post and write about but it's getting late and it's not going to happen tonight. However, I did drive for awhile on one of the trails. RB got some cool video and posted it on YouTube. Techniqually it is not my first time driving. I did drive some of Fins and Things last year but that was just a bunch of up and downs. This was some major rock climbing action that I went over this time. Hope you enjoy and I will post more later about our trip.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BUkJAU1RuU