Wednesday Morning we woke up to heavy rain. Our friends all had to be back to Reno for work, so they were leaving and we really debated bailing out because of the rain. We called down to the Needles section and they said snow was forecast for the day. So we debated some more, and decided to chance it. So glad we did. There was snow south of Moab, (lots more than is pictured here the further South we went). But it was spectacularly beautiful and the drive into The Needles is one of my favorites.
We stopped for a FREEZING picture at Newspaper Rock:
I'm not sure there is a prettier drive than this one:
We stopped briefly at the Visitors Center and decided to try a new hike. Slickrock hike. It was great. The sky was spectacular:
The soil grows a crust to keep it from eroding. Cryptobiotic soil:
After the hike we stopped for a FREEZING lunch:
Then the weather warmed up a bit and we did some of the Chessler Park (2 of the 3 miles. Threat of rain and mutiny on the children's park cut the hike short....sad). This is my FAVORITE place. This hike is just amazing and pictures will never capture it:
The kids hiked up ahead and massively entertained themselves with some game they made up. I don't know why they mutinied. They were having a nice time. Oh well:
The last stop of the day was to see this granary at Roadside Ruin:
SO SO glad we didn't bail out.
4 comments:
Soooooo gorgeous! Clara makes some excellent faces. And that's pretty funny about the mutiny. Crazy kids.
Your pictures are incredible, it's so pretty. My heart aches. Love Anders' bum and Clara's faces.
Absolutely spectacular! Must visit one day.
your pictures are GORGEOUS! so incredible. i want to go! southern utah is possibly the best place on the planet.
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