Friday, May 3, 2013

travel diary: goblin valley, utah - day two

more exploring of the land around goblin valley, utah.

^^we decided to take the trail less traveled to wild horse window.  off into the desert we went!
^^some beautiful little flowers growing in between the cracks of the smooth desert rocks.



^^after wondering if we were on the right path, we saw a glimpse of the window.  we weren't lost in the desert after all.

^^so incredible!
^^i love my cuddle time with briggs.  it doesn't happen very often.
^^abbi found the perfect spot to rest on big matt.

^^where he wanted to eat lunch...
^^exploring the mining area.
^^pictographs

^^and now on to the next adventure...goblin's lair.
^^just a steep rocky trail to the lair...no big deal.
^^the cool temperature from the liar was so refreshing after walking through the dessert for a couple of miles.
^^my man went first, you know to make sure it was safe and to check for goblins.
^^totally awesome!
^^and then after our fun day of cave adventures we came back to camp to a wind tossed, ripped up tent.  EVERYTHING inside was covered in sand.  the tiredness (and nonstop wind!) got the best of me and i made the decision to pack up and go home.  our adventure ended a day early, but we still had a blast regardless.  we also felt like failures...true adventurers would have stuck it out and ate a sand-filled dinner and slept in a sandy wind tossed all night tent.  i'm just not there yet, i guess.

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