Friday, March 24, 2017

It All Starts in Moab

I had originally planned to give updates along the way but due to technical difficulties my computer was unable to charge so I will now be catching up. This was to be our first big trip together in the mobile living set up. Moab to Grand Canyon to Page Arizona to St George and then home. Like all things we plan they don't always go the way we had in our heads. This trip started out with a water leak that got us on our way two hours later then expected. No worries, we fixed it up with the rip off price of RV parts then got under way. Moab was gorgeous, 80 degrees and sunny with a larger than normal spring break crowd. Who cares...it's sunny and warm. Our first hike was to Mesa Arch in Canyonlands. It was everything I had hoped for and like all sites in the national parks included a very large amount of friendly Asian tourists. Brad and Rita decided to join us for the first leg of the trip which was nice. It later proved to be a life saver.
We continued to explore Canyonlands which was a lot of fun and such a unique place. So vast and wide open country. It proved to be a nice warm up to the Grand Canyon.
Next stop was Dead Horse Point State Park just outside of Canyonlands. I guess it was made famous back in the day as the site Thelma and Louis launched there car off the cliff in the end. Who knew?
Amber Lee a little close to the edge for comfort.
My Izzy B
Utah's iconic arch is located just outside Moab in Arches National Park. This is a nice little three mile hike up slick rock best done just before sunset. We felt up to the challenge except Hailyn, who was hot and decided it was best to remove her shirt and ride dad's shoulders.
The Delicate Arch
Trail on a cliff
Little Baby Rae
No trip is complete to Moab without a little off road action. We didn't have much time so we did a quick run through Fins and Things just outside Moab. It was a great way to break in the Jeep.
Nice place to enjoy the view
Well done son, well done...
All good things must come to an end. For Amber it was the end of the line on a vacation that was to be her break through after 18 days of hell. She was so excited for this trip and for time away and relaxing. Her body didn't agree. She got incredibly sick and was unable to continue. Through many tears and pain she had to say goodbye. Brad and Rita selflessly gave up the rest of their trip to run her home a day early. I am so grateful for them and there willingness to help her and all of us out. It broke my heart to continue without her. There were many tears. My partner, best friend and mother of our children had to submit to circumstances out of her control...yet again. I know there is a lesson in this for us. Someday I hope to understand. For now, I decided to continue and give it a go with only me and the kids. It's what she wanted and what we felt was best. It was incredibly hard but to be the right decision in the end. So our trip will continue, we started with seven and only four remain.

1 comment:

  1. Joshua! This is SO good. I love you so much and it is incredible reading back about our experiences through your eyes. Thank you so much for this... I love you.

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