Moab - Day 2, Part 1

The plan for today (the first full day in Moab) was to hit Arches National Park.  We got a fairly early start but there was already quite the line to get into the park which made me quite nervous what the hiking and parking situation would end up like.  We headed straight to the Delicate Arch trailhead as that was our first choice.  Parking was dicey but after a few circles in the lot we got super lucky with someone leaving and we were on our way.  You can see the boys and Tara at the start with the trail heading up behind them.

Much of the hike to the Delicate Arch was over these giant slabs of sandstone rock.  The kids were loving it as there was no defined trail they really had to stay on and they could just climb around and explore to their hearts content.

The trail isn't that long at roughly 1.5 miles each way, but there was plenty to do and see along the way.  One stop was this cairn site with tons of stacked stones and even a few archways made out of stacked stones.  Our guys had to find some rocks to contribute to the effort.

Here is a great picture of Gavin and Tara as we closed in on the Delicate Arch.

 Gage forged a bit ahead and we found him sitting in the shade waiting for us to catch up over there!