Play time

A few nights ago I had the most fun I have had since the "take cover" incident with Rocio(which consisted of her and I throwing stuffed animals back and forth yelling "take cover" in Russian type accents).

At any rate, Drew and I were at the grocery store and just happened to walk down the isle with the $2 toys. For some reason we go all out! The next thing I know we're walking out of the store with PVC Dinosaurs, Army Men, toy guns that shoot the arrows that stick to the wall, and the magic sponges that turn from pill type things to sponges.

We get back to Drew's place throw the pills in warm water and make our way to the garage. After separating the dinosaurs and army men into two teams. We set up the team formations and set some ground rules. Then the battle begun! The goal was to knock down the opposing army.

I felt pretty confident because I didn't have just anyone as my commander(s) I had the whole land before time crew! Petrie, Spike, Ducky, Cera, and Little Foot. Unfortunately these commander weren't up for the challenge. Even after recruiting Drew's brother Alex we still experienced an upsetting loss.

HERE are a few pics I took with my phone to remember the night. (Note my sunburn from earlier that day at Arches.)

Arches Overview

Arches National Park is a beautiful place where one can go to hike, get some fresh air and relax. Too bad for me it wasn’t as relaxing as it was back breaking!

The adventure begins on July 4^th around 4 pm. First Drew and I picked up a few necessary food items at the local Walmart, then we Left South Salt Lake City, Utah around 5 pm or 6 pm. When we arrived in Moab we had the hardest time finding the Lazy Lizard Hostel, where we had reservations to stay (it turned out you needed to turn INTO the A-1storage facility’s parking lot).

Drew and I got a good night sleep woke up the next morning, July 5^th, bright and early at 7am to get ready for the long day we knew we had ahead of us. After much insisting that I needed to look perfect because we are going to take pictures we set out on the road to Arches National Park!

First we hiked to the Delicate Arch, and then we made our way to the Devil’s Garden where we hiked the Primitive Trail. Let me tell you… that Trail is PRIMITIVE! We stopped at multiple arches while hiking up in Devils Garden (I.E. Double O arch, Pine tree arch, and Private arch.). When we had finally decided that we were going to call it a day we were both completely wiped out!

While we were walking back to the car we come to a sandy area that has a fenced pathway. I’m looking down dragging my feet. Suddenly, BOOM! I was taken aback for a second. I hadn’t known what hit me. To my surprise there was a HUGE tree branch just in the middle of this FENCED OFF PATH! So the highlight of the trip was that I ran into a tree and we got to make fun of it the rest of the time!

I had tons of fun and would suggest Arches National Park to anyone who is an outdoor lover and wants to see some amazing sites!

Here is a link where you can view the pictures from this amazing trip!

Taking a Trip

Yes that's right! To celebrate the 4th of July, Independence Day, I'm taking a trip 4 hours south of Sandy, Utah to Arches National Park. Drew and I are leaving today, after I get off of work (around 3pm), and heading down there.

Even though I have gone to Arches before and hiked to the Delicate Arch, I am thoroughly excited! I have not done any of the hikes other than Delicate Arch; which means there will be a lot to do/see.

So here's the Pre-Hike check off list (as of now).

• HIGH SIERRA ‘WHITEWATER’ HYDRATION PACK 2.0 Liters
• Water
• clothes/shoes
• Toiletries
  
• Camera
  
• Clif and Luna Bars
• Trail Mix
• Fruit Leather
• Sunblock
• Rockstar
• Hair ties

I think This will make for a pretty amazing trip! Don't worry of course I will post pictures and tell everyone about my experience! See you all Saturday night!