Arches National Park

We snuck away for a few days starting Black Friday through Sunday morning and headed south.  Mark put together a small family vacation at Arches National Park.  We overall had a blast!  The weather was in the 40's, which was perfect, because once we got hiking we kept warm (and then some).  Most hikes were at least 1/2-1 mile.  We didn't do any advanced hikes, but we did a few that were moderate and I think we did all of the easy ones.  Here is Senn at the window arches.

Left to right: Leland, Sennika, Gavin, Dad, and Shipton at window arches.

Family selfie.  Seriously impressive to fit 6 faces without a selfie stick.:)

Leaving the park with Balanced rock, a beautiful sunset, and Dad's hands.

Left to right: Dad, Sennika, Mom (with Shipton), Gavin, and Leland

Mom and Shipton selife while Dad and the big kids go exploring

Mark and Sennika are the tallest people on the rocks in this one.  If I zoomed in any closer it was blurry. 

Le at Turrent arch.

Gavin at Windows arch.

Mom and Gavin selfie at Windows.

Gavin with both Windows arches.

Gavin at Turrent.

Gavin at Windows.

One more of Gavin.

Left to right: Le, Gavin, and Sennika about to hike to double arch.

Left to right: Senn, Gavin, and Le at couble arch.

The three kids are exploring somewhere under the arch in this picture.

Hiking to get a peek at Delicate Arch.

Gavin

Left to right: Senn, Gavin, and Le hiding in a pile of rocks.

Dad and the kids climbing a giant rock.

Le hiking to Sand dune arch.

Left to right: Gavin's back :), Shipton, Sennika, and Dad at Sand Dune Arch.

Mom and kids hiking back from Sand Dune Arch.

Mom and kids hiking to another arch.  (I can't remember the name of this one)

We made it!  Shipton and Dad's shoulders.

Senn with Shipton and Dad.

Left to right: Sennika, Mom with Le, Gavin, Dad with Shipton

Dad and Gavin selfie

At Balanced Rock. Left to right: Mom, Gavin, Senn, Le, Dad, and Shipton.

Left to right: Gavin, Senn, Le, Dad with Ship

Ship and Gavin making their own Balanced Rock

So was Le

and Senn too.

Mom and Dad selfie with Balanced rock behind.

Gavin's finished product.

Shipton's

and Senn's.

Mom with Ship.

On the car ride to Arches.  The landscape was beginning to really change. (and Dad's profile). :)

Left to right: Le (taller), Ship, Senn, and Gavin

Senn at the visitor's center

Left to right: Le, Senn, Gavin, Ship

Ship

Ship hiking

Mom with kids