Saturday, June 26, 2010

Left Cortez, Colorado and stopped by the Canyonlands National Park on our way to Moab, Utah. Yes, we are Moabites for a night. The scenery through the Canyonlands was spectacular. Pictures cannot describe. We stopped to hike the Pothole Point. It amazed us that there were so few people there. In hiking these paths along the canyontop, we were supposed to follow the stacks of rocks. Of course, these boys pointed to the huge rocks and decided those were stacks. One by one, each of them scrambled to the tops of the rocks and I soon followed. As soon as I started on the path recommended by Jake, I smelled the unforgettable smell of cat pee. It didn't help that the scenery looked exactly like something you would see on the news where someone was attacked by a mountain lion. As soon as I verbalized what I smelled, each child made a rapid descent. Except for Hoke, he skipped along oblivious to my concern. Unlike many parks, where there are handrails and fences to keep people from certain demise, these trails are open to any outcome.

New rule for today: No fighting near the edge of a cliff!

Quote of the day: "Gross Jake, you need to shave your toes!"

We stopped at another trail and Jake, Addie and Hoke hiked down into the canyon. Craig stood at the edge and took pictures. Craig stumbled on the way back to the camper, but luckily didn't break the camera. I had already told him, he was insured but the camera wasn't. I waited in the camper for a few minutes and heard something on top. I grabbed the video camera to go outside and a huge raven came swooping down from top. I went back inside to change.

Addie took this picture from down in the canyon. Those specks on the cliff are me and Sammy.