This is a great shot of our campground. Like our tent? It is our new one. It is quite large, and we comfortably fit two queen air mattresses in it. Lynette came as well, and she is in the background of this shot, taking care of important camp-related business.
Ellie was less happy than we were about being there, although she did quite good, all things considered. The pink spot on Ellie's forehead is a gnat bite. The gnats were apparently having a Biting Techniques Convention while we were there. Ellie was the test subject for their demonstrations. We counted 15 bites on her head at the end of the trip and chances are we missed one or two. Kylee got a gnat in her ear and it happily resided there, buzzing occasionally, for an hour or so until a Q-tip was located. The Q-tip provided a demonstration to the gnats for their "Why crawling in someones ear can result in catastrophic exoskeleton destruction" section.
Daddy got to carry the little one around when we were hiking. We had a good time hanging out with the goblins.
Grandma also had a fun trip. 
This was a fun cave we found.
It was pretty big when we got up close.
Some light in the back corner revealed another chamber to the cave.
Here we are in the back of the cave. There were some small holes above us letting in some light.
This cave was right above the first one, but was separate.
We put Ellie in a few precarious positions for the sake of getting some good photos.
Ellie decided she needed a nap later in the afternoon, and fell asleep holding her precious fork. The nap only lasted about 10 minutes, but was appreciated.
All in all, we recommend Goblin Valley to people. It looks cool in pictures, but is much more fun to hike through. Important tip: bring more water than you think you will need. We wished we had more.
5 comments:
Hey, we went there last month! It was so much fun. Looks like you guys enjoyed yourselves.
I wonder if we went into the same cave...kinda looks familiar?
Such a fun place!!!! You guys were smart to go early in the year too. So, we're not through June and how many camping trips have you logged?!!! You are too much fun! Looks like it was a great trip- I'm trying not to feel like a schmuck that I haven't taken my kids anywhere yet!
It really was a fun trip. We had been anticipating this trip for about 3 weeks, and it kept getting postponed for one reason or another. So, I was really excited to actually go.
Even though it says I posted this, it was actually John. His first post!!
Your baby's not a baby anymore! Looks like a lot of fun!
Killer gnats, huh? The nerve! Don't they know that babies are off limits?
Glad you have such a big tent-- that will be so nice over the years.
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