Elizabeth's visit

So Elizabeth flew in on the night of the 19th and brought the shuttle to the hotel.  After a little catch-up, we slept.  The next day we did our grocery shopping in preparation for 4 days of camping, then headed to Arches National Park.

First we found a campsite.

Then we went and hiked The Windows.

Next day, checked out the visitor's center.

 Then we spent the day in Moab.  That evening, we took another hike to Landscape Arch.

There it is!

I like this red dirt...

It's prettier than the sand in my box...

I think I'll put it on my shoe..

What the heck - why hold back?

Illegally exploring "off-road"

The nightly cloud-up event

Heading back out to the car

 We made one more stop, to see the famous "Delicate Arch"

Breakfast the next morning

 Then we headed to Dead Horse Point SP, where we'd be camping the next 2 nights.

After setting up camp, we drove to Canyonlands NP to check it out.

Charley hiked a lot of the rim trail.

We had lunch at a picnic table here, then headed back to our campsite to wait out the heat of the day.

Once it cooled off, we took a hike in Canyonlands.  Charley walked between 1/4 and 1/2 of a mile herself.

Our one herp - for Rod!

This French girl was enamored of Charley

Well, really, everyone was!  :)

 The next morning, we drove to Dead Horse Point and took some photos.  We decided to leave a day early and head to SLC.

We spent a lazy day at the hotel.  The next day we went to Thanksgiving Point.  Poor Charley was REALLY sick, but I just thought she was mostly cranky.  I feel so bad now for taking her!

She did enjoy the pony rides, however.

 Then we drug her to the Natural History museum!  Poor baby!

Walking on dino bones

A DINOSAUR!  That perked her up!

I love that she loves dinosaurs.

Way cooler than tractors.

Poop!

A great end to a great trip (minus the strep throat I carried around with me for another week plus...)