We stayed the night with Greg’s former coworker from his Sun Microsystems days, Andrew, and his family at their home in Moab, Utah.
The first day we were there, they took us to Dead Horse Canyon. (We didn’t tell Bree what the name of the place was.) While we were there, we heard a rumbling hiss in the distance that got louder over time. Luckily, we were heading back to our vehicles at the time because it turned out to be a hail storm. Greg was trying to open my sliding door with the remote while I, unknowingly, was also trying to open it manually, (causing it not to open) so I got caught in the storm a little longer and those hailstones sure stung!
Andrew, Silvia, and Ingrid took us on a beautiful hike along Mill Creek that ended with a waterfall and a swimming hole. The trail crossed the river several times and I thought Bree might be nervous to walk across by herself and want to be carried across, but she was adamant that we let her do it. I am so glad she is gaining independence and able to overcome some of her anxieties. (I knew she’d enjoy the swimming part though; this girl loves playing in water as you can see from the many smiles she flashed the camera while we were there!) We had the place almost to ourselves most of the time, which was a treat. It was cool knowing Moab natives as they knew the cool out-of-the-way places to take us. We didn’t even visit the National Park while we were there, though I’d like to someday.
