Moab was the first place after Denver where we would stay a few days and relax. It was important after driving over 2000km in less than a week. Our plan was still to try to get to Arches national park early in the morning, but we cancelled that yesterday, and decided to have a quiet morning instead.

The kids enjoyed the Arcade room at the hotel and the swimming pool – or, rather, the water slide. We went for a short walk and lunch on Main St.

Mid afternoon, we drove to the Canyonland National Park, 45min from Moab. A beautiful place, a high plateau between the Colorado valley and the Green river valley. A Lucky Luke scenery, with cliffs and canyons. We keep getting surprised, even though we have been in the area several times before.

Of course, the kids can’t visit a national park without getting a junior ranger badge… They have to work hard, though!

Back to the hotel quite late, Tim couldn’t resist ‘a few’ rounds at the water slide, like 45, and counting…