We spent the night in Moab at ACT Campground. There was a moment of panic when I tried to check-in and the person at the front desk said he did not have any record of our reservation. He eventually did find it, and fortunately there was still a campsite for us. Unfortunately, it was down a little hill from where we parked our car, which made it somewhat difficult to pack up quickly the next morning. Despite the lost reservation, I would still recommend this place due to the nice shower facilities and community kitchen.
After packing up, we returned to Arches National Park in order to hike to Delicate Arch. This is probably the most famous arch, which is featured on the Utah license plate. I think this may have also been the first hike that our family has been on with a “difficult” rating.
There was definitely some climbing involved!
Silly n trying to climb under a tiny “arch”.
We ended up following some hikers on a wrong detour that made our hike a little more difficult than it had to be.
Eventually we made it to this cliff. This hike is exciting because you cannot see the arch until you round this corner.
Too bad the sun was on the wrong side of the arch for pictures. I am glad we did the hike early in the morning for the cooler weather though.
D and the kids are to the right under the arch.
I kind of like this candid photo of k next to the arch.
After our hike we returned to the visitors center so the kids could be sworn in as junior rangers. Then it was time for our long car ride back to Henderson, Nevada.