Moab

Amber and I decided we needed a weekend away. We debated for awhile on where to go. In the end Moab was a great option for us. I could bring Moki. It is close to home. It has endless hiking trails. We left Friday after work and got home in time for 1pm church on Sunday. It was a very quick but awesome trip.

We started Saturday morning on the Moab Rim Trail. This is an out and back that can be as long or as short as you want it to be. It's pretty steep to get to the rim, which is at 1 mile in. We felt like it was similar to hiking the way. The trial is called the stairmaster! It was a beautiful morning. On the way up you are hiking up above the Colorado River and then when you get to the rim you can look over the red rock into Moab. We hiked almost 2.5 miles total. We just got to the top and came back because we had so much we wanted to see.

 Moki was very happy! Looking down on the river.

 After this hike we decided to go check out Mill Creek Falls. A man made waterfall outside of Moab. This was a very easy 1 mile round trip hike that ended at the falls. Moki was stoked to get wet.

 It was a pretty warm day and the water was nice.

After the falls we stopped in town and had lunch. Then we headed to Negro Bill Canyon. This is a 4.5 mile hike to Morning Glory Bridge (an arch), which according to the internet is 243 ft long and the sixth largest natural rock span in the United States.

 We loved that you followed the river the entire hike. It was shady so it was a little bit cooler. It was dog friendly. This would be an awesome hike for kids.

 After the canyon we needed some ice cream and a nap. We got both of those things. We arrived back to camp to this hilarious sight. It was soooo windy in Moab. My tent had collapsed and Amber's tent had lost the rain fly. It was pretty funny.

 Once we took care of the tents it was nap time. Moki crashed hard. She was worn out.

After we rested and it cooled down we headed to Corona arch. I love this hike. It is easy but beautiful and dog friendly.

 There were not very many people on the trail in the evening. That was really nice.

 This time I decided to climb up to the top of the arch. They used to have cables to help you do that but they took them down after someone died swinging off of the arch. It was fun to go to the top. The arch is 140 ft wide and 105 ft tall.

Moki did not follow me to the top. That was good it was too steep for her. She was going crazy down below while I checked out the arch. I finally came down because I was really worried she was about to climb up. Crazy dog!

 We were there while the sun was starting to set and experienced some great lighting.

 It really is a beautiful place.

 The sun was setting when we got back to the parking lot.

 Such a beautiful evening!

 We got back to camp and it was DARK. We were worn out. We cleaned up and went to bed. Sunday morning we picked up camp and then headed home so we could get to church. It was a great weekend trip.