Picture heavy post

I feel like I've been slacking on my photos, particularly with the vast quantity that we've been taking lately, so I wanted to share a whole lot of photos.

Today we went to Arches National Park, and perhaps we are just "rocked out" but even the kids asked if there were any National Parks without rocks as a focus. Not going to lie, I agree a little, lots of rocks lately, and although they are beautiful, I guess I built Arches up to be something truly amazing and it was mostly just okay. I think of the four parks we've been to lately, my favorite has been Zion. Not sure it it was because we went there second, while we were still fresh, or if it was just that there are so many things to see that are honestly taking your breath away.

Under the waterfall

Taking a break

He's growing up too fast!

Cheeky bugger

A cool canyon

Put a little jump in it

Middle Emerald Pool

Unbelievable

Upper Emerald Pool @ Zion

Taking ANOTHER break

Another cool deer, one of three in this field

Interesting arch at Zion

Court of Patriarchs

I love wondering about all of the different strata

So many colors

The snow at Bryce Canyon

Love the mix of snow and red rocks in the elevation of Bryce

Turn around, and there are completely different colors

More snow - kids are obsessed with snow

View from above our hike

C thinks he is funny with the camera

More snow

Bryce ampitheater

Totally different deer at Bryce

View from our hike along Queens Garden and Navajo trails

Such a pretty canyon

Going through a canyon

A break, before we even hit the "hard part" with the mud

Pretty Blue Jay

Hiking in the snow, before the mud

Cool caverns

Hiking through the mud

Cannot resist the views

My favorite girls

Seriously, any snow will do

So beautiful

Getting in the car

H's favorite friends from forever

Heading to Arches National Park

At the park

On the hills of Arches

Balancing Rock

North and South arches

Another cool arch

Okay, so this was pretty cool

Fun to get so close

B was excited to find a truly yellow rock

Climbing into South Arch after wandering off trail somehow

Kids hamming it up

Cool lizard we saw

Petroglyphs of men on horses with dogs and big horn sheep

Another cool petroglyph, not described

Below delicate arch

Sun was not in our favor much of the day

Pine Tree Arch

Hiking is dirty work

A nice man offered to take a shot of all of us

Tried to get them "holding up" the landscape arch

Leaving Arches today