Before Hiking Park Avenue The girls stand at the sign at the upper trailhead for Park Avenue in Arches.<br /><br />I remember hiking this trail when I was a kid.<br /><br />Jenny drove ahead in the car to meet us at the other end of the trail.
Twins Hiking Park Avenue Sophie and Isabelle pose for dad while the other girls run on ahead.
Slickrock Wash These little water-worn cracks are everywhere.<br /><br />It had never occurred to me before to take a picture of one up close.
Lone Tree A solitary tree in Park Avenue of Arches National Park.
Hiking Together Claire and Isabelle hiking along the wash about halfway along Park Avenue.
Two Sisters Sophie and Madeline on top of a boulder in Park Avenue.
Isabelle Flies Isabelle strikes one of her favorite poses.
Hello! Isabelle takes a break and waves at Dad.
Claire at Double Arch Claire sits on the edge of a cliff beneath Double Arch.<br /><br />Sophie would have been here too, but she slipped and fell a few minutes earlier, returning to the car.
Isabelle below Double Arch Isabelle rests on a rock beneath Double Arch.
Double Arch Claire at Double Arch.
Arches Entrance Claire stands by the new sign at the entrance to Arches National Park.<br /><br />The entire entrance/visitor's center is being completely rebuilt.
Big Sand Hill The kids loved climbing the big sand mountain across the road from the entrance to Arches National Park.
Top of Sand Hill The girls posed for a photo when they all reached the top of the sand hill.
On Main Street Isabelle poses with a piece of art outside a gallery on Moab's Main Street.
Isabelle Runs Isabelle runs to catch up with Claire on the trail to Mesa Arch.
Mesa Arch Sitting in front of Mesa Arch.<br /><br />There were an amazing number of foreign tourists here, so we had to take our turn to get this picture.
Washer Woman Arch Washer Woman Arch, seen through the opening of Mesa Arch.<br /><br />It's the pinnacle of rock on the left.
Hiking to Mesa Arch Madeline, Isabelle and Claire went with me on the short hike to see Mesa Arch and Washer Woman Arch.<br /><br />It was a loop trail, so Madeline went one way, the rest of us when the other.<br /><br />Sophie was sleeping, so her and mom stayed in the car.
Four Girls! Hanging out in the sofa-bed watching cartoons.
House of Cards Claire enjoyed building a house of cards.<br /><br />It got even bigger, but was accidently knocked down before it was finished.
Moab Cottage Mailbox The mail box for the Moab Cottage, where we stayed.
Cottage by the Park The Moab Cottage by the Park.<br /><br />The owners live in American Fork, and they rent it out over the internet.<br /><br />We heard about it from Ken Boyer.
Behind the Cottage Here's the back yard behind the Moab Cottage.
Cottage Garden Here's the garden.<br /><br />It looks pretty spartan, but it's a really pleasant place to sit and read.
Cottage Patio The patio next to the Moab Cottage has a bike rack, a picnic table, and a little bench.
Petroglyphs Some petroglyphs along the Potash road.
Petroglyphs Sophie stands by the sign pointing to petroglyphs across the road.
Petroglyphs Claire is studying Fremont Indians, so we took a picture of her and Mom in front of the Petroglyphs.
Arches Mountain Goat We spotted this mountain goat across the road from the tailings pile between Moab and the entrance to Arches National Park.
Isabelle Loves Watermelons! Watermelons are Isabelle's favorite fruit.
Green River Melons We stopped at this melon grower's stand in Green River to get a watermelon for Isabelle.
