Memorial Day weekend.

Here's a picture from our trip. You can't see Delicate Arch all that well, because it's big and we're small. If I would have cropped it so you could see it better, then you would not be able to see us. If you want to see the arch, Google it.

Mid week we made last minute plans to go out of town with Amy's folks for the weekend. The girls had a dance recital Friday night, so we couldn't leave until Saturday morning. We got down to Cortez, CO around noon and had lunch in a park then checked into our hotel. Amy's folks met us there and we drove into Mesa Verde National Park with them. Mesa Verde is the one with the cliff dwellings from several centuries ago. Most of the cliff dwellings require a tour (and extra $$), so we only saw one. It was pretty cool. The kids earned their Junior Ranger badges and then we headed back to the hotel. Sunday morning we went to church in Cortez and then drove to Monticello (the city in UT, not the building on the money). Nicer hotel in Monticello (too bad it was Sunday and we couldn't use the pool--or rather, we opted not to).

Monday morning we drove into Moab (the city in UT, not the biblical area/people) and ditched our car and drove into Arches National Park, with Amy's folks again. We all hiked out to Delicate Arch and took some pictures, had a mini-lunch, and hiked back. Then we drove up to a different trail head and Amy and I, and Bob and Amy's dad hiked up to Landscape Arch. I had never been to Landscape Arch. It's long. Then we drove home. As we were loading into our car back in Moab it started to rain and then it rained fairly hard on the way out of town. It almost reminded us of the rain in South Carolina, okay, it did remind us, but it wasn't as heavy. The drive home was uneventful, for the most part.