M.O.A.B.

This past Memorial Day Weekend, I had the wonderful opportunity to go to Moab with a wonderful group of people. There were 15 of us total and it was a definite success. I headed out Thursday evening with Greg, Liz, and Preston and we made a claim on a couple camp sites. We were pretty famished, so we headed to the Moab Diner where I had a delicious taco salad. After dinner we set up camp and then went to sleep.

In the morning I dropped of Greg and Preston at the Slick Rock Bike Trail so they could go biking. I went on a lovely jog and then bonded with Liz on the top of our little mountain next to our campsite. We spent the rest of the day hiking and eating and enjoying each other's company.

The second wave of people arrived that evening and we played at the most wonderful park that had, for some reason or another, several xylophones. It was extremely cool. We then hiked to our mountain to watch the sunset which was exquisite. There is nothing more beautiful than watching the sun set.



Saturday was a big hiking day. All 15 of us set out for Arches National Park where we hiked to Delicate Arch, Landscape Arch and Double O Arch. The weather was amazing and I think we all had a fun time. I'm usually not very adventurous, but I decided to stand on top of Double O Arch. It was pretty exciting and thrilling and I'm glad I did it.

Once again, we returned to our mountain for sunset and then bonfired the night away. I left Sunday morning to get back in time for church and I had never been so excited to take a shower. Although camping can get a little uncomfortable and dirty, I love being out in nature and being able to appreciate all the beauty that is around us. For those of you who haven't taken a trip to Moab, I highly recommend it. It was one of the best weekends EVER.