We arrived in Moab, Utah after another beautiful drive, settled into our campground and actually slept in a little the next morning since our timed entry ticket to get into Arches National Park wasn’t until 10:00am. 

Arches is one of the national parks on this trip that we haven’t made it to before.  We spent several hours driving around in there, did a few short hikes, and took lots of pictures, of course.  (One of my least favorite jobs is trying to decide which of ten various shots of the same thing I want to keep.) 

Canyonlands National Park was only about 30 minutes or so from Arches, so we drove over there after finishing with Arches.  They were both beautiful.  I’m constantly left in amazement and wonderment at the beauty that God has created. 

I’m feeling more than a little overwhelmed at everything we are seeing and the fast pace that we are doing it in.  My personality prefers to do deep exploring and really get to know a place.  We aren’t doing that at all right now – just trying to see the beauty of a lot of places in a short amount of time. 

Maybe we are tickling the minds of our children, planting the desire to come back and see more of some of these places.  I know that’s what is happening to me.  Traveling at a quick pace just makes me want to come back and see more, but hopefully it will help me to narrow my focus in future travels.

Rebecca