Micah has got to be the most cheerful kid I have ever met. Clothed in his favorite basketball shorts and jersey (he would wear them every day if allowed), he skipped out of his tent, was covered in goose bumps from the morning chill, laughing at the slightest things, biggest grin, refused offers for pants and a jacket, and just enthused about the rocks we were going to climb and the hiking we were going to do later in the day. What a kid! Just a champ.
We set off for another day of driving towards Canyonlands. Bry and I suggested we zip ahead to get a campsite...good idea except our GPS told us the wrong way to go (only 2 miles longer, but we missed driving through Monument Valley, boo). So we ended up getting to Moab at the same time. In Moab we learned, the Bureau of Land Management campsites opened this morning! Woot woot! There were a few inbetween Arches and Canyonlands. Horsethief was EMPTY! It was awesome. Due to our now-useful Annual National Parks pass, we got half price camping, $7.50 a night for all of us! Score!
With the afternoon we had left, we did a short hike to Mesa Arch in Canyonlands and then the Grand Viewpoint trail til sunset. The moon was incredible, Micah survived a pretty nasty fall off a rock inbetween other rocks with minimal crying and only a tiny bit of blood, and Nathanael (sick) fell asleep in the backpack.
Poor Kim had been really sick this whole trip, coughing her head off and enduring pregnancy and what turned out to be a sinus infection, with little to no medication for the baby's sake. It was sad to see her miss out on activities she loves and doesn't get to do often. We tried to make it easier by taking care of the boys, but she just looked in pain a lot of the time and often had to stay at the car.
Despite the sickies, the rest of us had a fun day.
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