Spring breakin' to Utah again!

Our spring break vacation can't start without our regular trip to Daylight Donuts in Breckenridge.  It puts a smile on everyone's face!

 We decided to take only one vehicle this year instead of two so we were all crammed in a little.  

 Some more than others...

Here we come Utah!

 Goblin Valley State Park:

 The yurt we stayed in:

 A little trek from the parking area & bathroom but worth it for the seclusion and great location!

 Inside the yurt: (sleeps 5 adults)

 Dinner in the yurt:

Climbing around the campsite:

Views of the tent camping sites:

Dish Duty:

North and South Window

 The windows were our next stop.  Again, just a small hike to and from the arch.

 

 I think this was looking at them in Turret Arch.

 Hanging out at the windows:

 

I included this photo just because I'm actually in it.

We stayed at the Devils Garden Campground inside the park.  It was a beautiful location with many campsites nestled within the rocks

 

and many even had nice views.

 

We were lucky enough to be visited by these pink flamingos.  The kids spent the whole first day debating whether they were real or not.  When they disappeared and reappeared the next morning they were even more flummoxed.  It's safe to say that 'Flamango Mango & Shrimpy Pink' have since been captured and are thriving in their new home in Fort Collins.   They don't appear to be going anywhere!

 

A trip anywhere with the four of us would not be complete unless we had completely filled up the back cab of my truck.  Isn't the girl scout motto 'always be prepared?'

 

Luckily the husband and my father had cut lots of firewood prior to our trip.  Our days were in the 50's but it was 30's in the morning and evening.  A fire was a must.  We would have been in trouble had we relied on the campground to have wood for sale.  They were out all three days we were there. Apparently the boy scout motto is also 'always be prepared!'

We ate pretty well on this trip. 

Look at that butter coating the bagel!

We were glad when someone was able to nap but the hubby and I would have preferred it to be one of the kids...not grandpa!

Arches, Camping, Biking, and Hiking for Spring Break

 

The family headed out to Arches National Park in Utah for Spring Break this year.   There had been constant chatter leading up to this vacation.  Maps had been scrutinized many times over.  The excitement was palpable.

After spending a night in Breck to pick up our other passengers we headed out into quite a snowstorm.  The first two pictures depict this.  We were really wondering about 'camping' at this point.  The last pic is on our way back home.  We did end up having great weather while we were in Utah.

This is a mandatory stop for the kids:

 Join us on the following pages for our latest great adventure!