A Short Trip to Moab and Richfield

Since spring break for our children usually comes while Scott is still finishing up the semester at BYU and has classes to teach, our travel is limited. This year, we decided to leave on Friday morning and go to Arches in the afternoon. It had been some years since we last went and we wanted to hike the Delicate Arch. The weather was not very warm that week unfortunately but we were able to hike like we wanted to. Arches was prettier than we remembered and has some very impressive stone structures.

The iconic Arch:

On the way there, we saw the results of the snowstorm the day before which we don't often see in this dry area.

We were worried it would rain on us but thankfully it didn't.

After Arches, we went into Moab and checked into our hotel and then ate at a Mexican restaurant for dinner. The next day, we did a couple of other little hikes. The first one was called Mill Canyon or something like that. We went about half a mile until we got to a place where we were going to have to get our feet wet which we felt too cold to do so we turned around.

The second short hike was called Moonflower Canyon. The trailhead was by the Colorado River and it was about a quarter mile one way.

After Moonflower, we decided to head out so we could listen to General Conference as we drove. We decided to drive to Richfield and visit the graves of my great-grandparents, which we had never seen before. The graves have a new marker erected by their grandchildren in 2022.

We also stopped by the house they moved into after their 9th child was born in 1916. This house gave them more space than they had before and also had a bathroom. My grandmother, the youngest of the family of 10 children, was born there in 1919. I'm guessing it looked a little better cared for in those days.

We drove home via Salina so we could have some lunch from the Hot Spot which is a really good roadside hamburger stand with decadent deep-fried tater tots. Pretty tasty!

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