This was such a fun trip! Bryan and I decided to do our temple tour, and when we planned it we realized there were a few temples that we just shouldn't drive there and back in one day. Monticello was one of them. We thought "hey! Let's make it a camping trip!" So, we invited a few friends and planned the trip. We decided that it would be fun to drive, go to the temple, camp for one night, and hike the next day.
Brian Larsen, Mark Woodbury, Bryan and I all decided we were in on the trip. We drove down and went to the Monticello Temple. It was so pretty, but incredibly small. We didn't want to mess up our clothes, so we drove down in relaxed clothes, and then changed in the car. It was quite the event trying to get all of us dressed.
Afterwards, we headed for the campsite which was about an hour away. We set up camp, and had dinner. I had pre-made a hamburger, potato and carrots tin foil dinner for everyone. They took longer than we thought to cook, but when they were done - they were yummy. Thanks to Mamma Frandsen's recipe.
Saturday we got up early, which was really smart since it was quite hot down there. I believe it was around 102 degrees the majority of the time. We hiked Delicate Arch, and wow was that beautiful! The hike is steep, but not very long. We took pictures, snacked, explored and went back down.
We drove around a bit, looking for another hike. We decided on this hike that wasn't in the National Park. I am not sure what it was even called, but it was hard to find, short and pretty! We were so hot, that we wanted a hike with some water! We loved this place. There were a few others chilling there with bears and camping chairs. We thought that was pretty funny. We just played in the water and the boys got pretty soaked.We decided to go back to Arches, and we went to this hike. There was a south and north window I believe, and this one. It was really really pretty, but ever so hot. We also went to the double arch and climbed around. That was was great because it was shady under the arches. A lot cooler than being out in the sweltering heat. The boys clothes were dry in NO time.
Sadly, we had to get back home. So, we said goodbye to arches, grabbed food and headed home. Excited to go back another time hopefully when it's a lot cooler! :)
