I can't believe that I have lived in Utah for most of my life and I have never been! If you haven't been, make it a point to go! It was one of the most spectacular things I have ever seen. I will forewarn you, this post is going to be LONG. I have to post all the beauty I saw. Enjoy the pics!
Brian and Ave ready to go! We loved the Kelty Kid pack for Averie. It made it so easy to hike with her.
Brian under the North Window Arch.
Turret Arch
Beautiful!
Miss Ave enjoying the ride.
I love this pic because you can see the North Window Arch through the Turret Arch. So cool.
South Window
Both North and South Window
Double Arch (one of my favorites)
This was incredibly freaky. On the other side from where we are standing is a straight drop off. It didn't help that the wind was blowing a million miles per hour.
Just chilling enjoying the peacefulness.
If you go to the Arches the one thing you must see is Delicate Arch. It is probably the one you would recognize right off. It was a little bit of a hike and the end of the hike is super freaky, but just look at this.
Worth it right?
On the way there we saw this cool old cabin and some petrographics.
When we got to the arch there was only one way that we could see to get there. We had to walk along this ledge to get over to the arch. You can't really tell from the pictures but it was absolutely terrifying. There was not a lot of flat surface to walk on and the wind was blowing super hard. To the right was a big bowl. If you slipped, you would fall all the way to the bottom. I just kept thinking that Brian was going to fall with Averie and then I would watch them die. I know I am neurotic, but seriously scared me to death. Luckily we made it across and the sight was beautiful!
This was a lot scarier than it looks. Man I was the biggest chicken while we were there! See what having kids does to you?
I wish we could have stayed up there for hours, but the wind was blowing so hard and Averie was not too happy about it. We finally headed out and went to our hotel.
The next day we woke up bright and early thanks to Aves. We grabbed some breakfast and headed up to the park again. On the way up I hung my camera out the sun roof and got some pretty good shots. (Yes, I'm one of "those" people)
Our first stop was at Sand Dune Arch. Brian and I found a small crack in the wall.
Well I should say HUGE crack in the wall!
They didn't name this Sand Dune Arch for nothing. There was sand EVERYWHERE. And trust me, it was everywhere when we left!
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After the Sand Dune Arch we headed for our last stop, the Broken Arch. We were thinking this was the arch that collapsed a few years ago, but nope!
Looks ok to me. Turns out that the arch that collapsed was actually further up the park. We will have to visit that one another year.
This arch was one of our favorites because it was the only one we were alone at. We spent a good thirty minutes here alone. We had lots of time to take some pics.
Here is Averie nearly blowing away.
My sweet girl.
My sweet family. Oh how I love them!
Sorry for the picture overload, but there were so many that I loved. What a perfect weekend! I can't explain how much love I have for Brian. These past 4 years have been the best of my life. I cannot wait to see what other adventures I have with this man!
