Spring Break in Moab

With Spring Break upon us and a few days off, we headed to Moab to enjoy some sun and trail. The weather was only in the mid 60s, but it beat the 20s and 30s we were used to, and in fact turned out to be near perfect for Jeeping.

The Jeeps are loaded, but the true test is still ahead... will the Mountaineer pull this load up over Soldier Summit? I was pleasantly surprised at how well it did. The only thing that slowed us down was when Brady and Chelsey ran out of gas on the way home.

The first morning... Jeeps unloaded... tops off... Trevan supervising the preparations, dressed in appropriate attire.

Driving Dad's Jeep for the first time.

I'm having trouble posting some pictures. They were all taken exactly the same - horizontally - but are somehow rotating when I upload them. There is no way to rotate them once they're uploaded, and if I rotate them prior to loading, they don't rotate on upload. I'll try to figure it out and get it fixed.

Our first stop on the trail... the overlook by Hell's Gate. The crawler in the background had no trouble with it. They did, however, lose something on the Escalator...

Further down... near Escalator.

Deb trying to justify her claim that "Jeeps are for girls too!"

There was lots of sunshine, but it wasn't too hot. It was perfect for Jeeping.

"Get up uncle Chris... let's go Jeeping."

"Does this horn work?"

Even Lexie got in on the driving, but she'd better focus on the climb instead of on the camera next time.

Lunch along the way.

Chelsey looking over the cliff at the switchbacks coming up Poison Spider.

Stretching our legs...

It doesn't look that steep... how did you get the front end off the ground like that?

"Man... I wish this were my Jeep."

Chris near the top of a pretty steep climb.

Chris showing off his "skills" in Brady's Jeep. But then, the smooth obstacles are easy.

A little fun on the trail... It looks like Trevan has the Jeep fever and wants only to get back in and keep going.

Our newest converts... virgins to the Moab scene. Now... Chris wants a Jeep.

It was our last day to enjoy the sun and rocks, so we took the obligatory group photo on our last trail (Fins and Things). No one looks tired or ready to go home - we definitely wanted to stay a few more days, but reality calls.

Some videos... Grandma, proving Grandpa's claim that it's all in how you drive it.

Deb keeps claiming that "Jeeps are for girls too" but she needs to back up that claim by making the easy obstacles on the first try.

Brady showing how it should be done...

Watching Dad climb the rock - first try (as it should be).

Driving Dad's Jeep...