Anniversary Trip Day 2: Arches

Well, the main point of going on this little trip was to conquer Delicate Arch. And howdy, boy howdy we did it. At a very. slow. pace. Haha!! Six months worth of pregnancy is not kind to a gal's hiking skills, I can tell you that much. I was so freaking slow. I had to stop and take a lot of breaks. The trail is pretty steep in parts. But we made it! I was so proud of us. Of course Aaron and the kids were not the problem they did great. I think we COULD have taken Ruby and Cal on this trail, after seeing it, but there were some steep cliff-like drop offs, and I would have stressed and worried about keeping them close or holding onto their hands the whole time, so it was probably best that we didn't bring them. I think we all enjoyed the trail a lot more without the added anxiety of hiking toddlers. (And to be perfectly honest, there were parts where Ollie had me worried because if he tripped or didn't pay attention for just a second, he would have been a goner. There were parts I made Aaron hold his hand through, and parts where I made Aaron walk between Ollie and the cliff edge, just to be safe.)

I definitely need a break after the hike. So we did some scenic driving. Devil's Garden was A-MAZING to view. Of course the picture doesn't do it justice. It never does.

After a good long break, a lot of water, chips, and some air conditioning, I was feeling like we could attempt something else. We decided on Landscape Arch. The trail was actually super easy, and the scenery while walking it was so cool. Unfortunately, my body was done. I didn't end up going the last little ways, but sat down in the shade and waited while Aaron took the kids to the end. And I had to push myself super hard to get back out again. It is what it is. We'll come back another time and I'll do it then. That's one nice thing, Moab is really close to where we live, so we don't have to feel the need to do every single thing there is to do while we're there. We can pick one or two things and really enjoy them, and then come back again another time.

We drove into Moab and ate dinner at a pizza place. The pizza wasn't actually that good, but the fish and chips were excellent and so were the steak fries. Then back to the hotel. Everyone showered and we watched Ratatouille. We thought about swimming again, but everyone was too tired, so we vegged in front of a movie instead.