On our first day in the park we decided to take a short hike to some arches near our campground.
While Grandma and Uncle Rob watched Anna at camp, we hiked to Tapestry Arch with Papa and Aunt Heather.
We climbed right up under the central arch and got a nice view of the valley.
Daniel wasn't in a big hurry to get to the next stop, so we took turns carrying him most of the way.
If you look in the foreground of this shot, you can see a small stack of rocks called a cairn. In years past, some thoughtful soul placed cairns every few yards along the trail to help people find their way. The dirt path is easy enough to follow because it's so well trodden, but when you're hiking on bare rock it's nice to have the markers to show you where to go. I suppose that's like life--sometimes the right choices are obvious, but other times they're not so clear and I'm grateful for the Gospel to guide me.
Our last stop was Broken Arch. The arch is so named because there is a big crack at the top. It isn't actually broken . . . yet.
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