Our next part of the trip was to meet my family down in Monticello, to tour the National Parks and Monuments down in Southern Utah and Colorado. (Alan's parents graciously agreed to let us use their house to stay in, and we are very thankful to them for that) I am going to post my pictures by park, and not in chronological order, because we bounced around back and forth each day of the trip. Also, be aware that this is just a small sampling of pictures - not necessarily the best ones - because when the trip was over and we all combined our pictures, we had 9 DVD's full of pictures. (yes, you read correctly, dvd's) I haven't even started to go through them all. I also shot rolls of film. So, this is from what was actually on my digital camera.
None of us had ever been to Canyonlands before, so we were excited to see what it was like. I had only been to the Needles Overlook and Newspaper Rock. This picture was taken on our way up to Dead Horse Point.
This picture was taken on the Pothole Point trail in the Needles area.
Jeremy and Baydon took this hike with us, but Kari stayed home with a sick Natalie. (They drove out from Kentucky to see the parks with us) The kids really enjoyed liked this hike.
There were lots of fun caves and rock formations.
The kids completed the Junior Ranger program at each of the parks we visited.
Even Benjamin got his official "Don't Bust the Crust" ambassador pin. (Don't step off the trail and ruin the dirt - it's alive!)
The kids didn't like having the sun in their eyes, but it made for the best scenery pictures sometimes.
We hiked down to Mesa Arch at the Island in the Sky area.
It was a pretty arch, with a nice view through it. My parents took a nice family picture of us in front of it, but it is not on my camera :)
Poor Benjamin got sick while we were down in Southern Utah. He had stomach problems and loose bowels. It made hiking miserable for him and me, but he really was a trooper, and didn't ask to be carried much.
We saw lots of pretty scenery...
and learned a lot about the trees and plants.
Benjamin didn't want to miss anything, but he just wasn't feeling well. Everytime we stopped to take pictures or rest, he laid down.
But if the girls started climbing rocks are exploring, he was up and right behind them again. I wish I could say it was a one day thing, but it wasn't. The problem was that he would start out feeling fine in the morning (and not want to miss anything), but wear down as the day went on.
So, we kept him hydrated, let him sleep when he fell asleep in the car, and brought extra clothes and supplies for the "accidents". Poor little guy!
None of us had ever been to Canyonlands before, so we were excited to see what it was like. I had only been to the Needles Overlook and Newspaper Rock. This picture was taken on our way up to Dead Horse Point.
Jeremy and Baydon took this hike with us, but Kari stayed home with a sick Natalie. (They drove out from Kentucky to see the parks with us) The kids really enjoyed liked this hike.
There were lots of fun caves and rock formations.
The kids completed the Junior Ranger program at each of the parks we visited.
Even Benjamin got his official "Don't Bust the Crust" ambassador pin. (Don't step off the trail and ruin the dirt - it's alive!)
The kids didn't like having the sun in their eyes, but it made for the best scenery pictures sometimes.
We hiked down to Mesa Arch at the Island in the Sky area.
It was a pretty arch, with a nice view through it. My parents took a nice family picture of us in front of it, but it is not on my camera :)
Poor Benjamin got sick while we were down in Southern Utah. He had stomach problems and loose bowels. It made hiking miserable for him and me, but he really was a trooper, and didn't ask to be carried much.
We saw lots of pretty scenery...
Benjamin didn't want to miss anything, but he just wasn't feeling well. Everytime we stopped to take pictures or rest, he laid down.
But if the girls started climbing rocks are exploring, he was up and right behind them again. I wish I could say it was a one day thing, but it wasn't. The problem was that he would start out feeling fine in the morning (and not want to miss anything), but wear down as the day went on.
So, we kept him hydrated, let him sleep when he fell asleep in the car, and brought extra clothes and supplies for the "accidents". Poor little guy!
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