So this is another one of those long overdue posts that I have been procrastinating on, mostly because I am too lazy to edit my pictures.
A couple of weeks ago I did a 5 day trip to Utah with some of my cousins. Our plan for the week was to fly over to our relatives' place in Salt Lake City and then drive with them to Moab so that we could spend two days visiting Arches NP.
Our flight was on the morning of Sep. 11. We flew out from Long Beach into SLC Intl. airport.
The first thing I saw when we arrived at my cousin's place was this little fur ball.
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I didn't get very many pictures of what we did the next day. We basically spent the first half of the day sleeping in and eating lots of yummy food. Later in the afternoon, all of us decided to go to the county fair they had going on and then dinner came after. Needless to say the only picture I got was of this awesome milkshake I had at the very end of our night hehe.
The next day (Sept. 13) was the start of our Moab adventure. It took us a good 3 hours to drive from Salt Lake to Moab. Halfway there, our relative Tai made us make an emergency stop out in the boonies just so he could use the restroom. As punishment we locked him in and took off. Okay I lied, we let him out after a few minutes.
When we got there, we went straight into Arches NP to hike the trails. Here's a family picture about halfway to the Delicate Arch!
This would be the second time that I've seen the Delicate Arch. The first time around, I was a bit too scared to climb the wall and walk up to the arch given that to the right was just a steady slope and then a cliff. This time around I told myself that I would mosey up the courage to do it, and I did! Yey.
You can't really appreciate how big the arch is until you've walked up to it. Amazing the things nature can do.
To the left of the arch was a neat little spot that offered a breathtaking view of the entire valley behind. I have to admit my palms were a bit sweaty sitting at the edge of that cliff. Anyone who knows me, knows that I am a big chicken when it comes to heights heh.
The next morning, one of my cousins and I decided to wake up before the break of dawn to catch the sun rise over the park while everyone else slept in. I had originally wanted to go back into the park around 12am to catch the night sky, but with no one willing to accompany me I scrapped that idea. This wasn't too bad of a deal though.
It is almost indescribable how it felt to just perch myself on the foot of Balanced Rock watching the sun slowly rise over the mountains. There wasn't a soul around us in sight, just the piercingly cold air and the sounds of nature all around us coming to life. The rays of sunlight were warm and welcoming after sitting in the cold and windy darkness for over an hour.
After watching the sun rise, we drove further into the park and landed ourselves on the Devil's Garden trail.
We hiked another mile in and decided to stop at Landscape Arch. Again, the pictures can't justify how massive these things are. Unfortunately, human travel to the base of the arch is now prohibited due to the dangers of erosion which will eventually cause the arch to give in.
After finishing our hike at Devil's Garden, my cousin and I drove back to our cabin to rejoin the rest of our group so that we could pack up and head home. I forgot to photograph the remaining two days of our Utah trip, but it's okay you didn't miss much. At the very end of our trip before heading to the airport, we surprised my cousin John with a birthday cake!
And to wrap it all up, here is a video clip of some of us trolling our relative, Tai, again. Poor guy can never catch a break from us. We're like the older siblings you never want to have.
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