Summer Camping - Part 2 - in the southern desert

In early September, a group of 5 families drove 3.5 hours south to a primitive campsite near Goblin Valley.  These are the families that we met at Carolyn's daycare, and who we have done the babysitting co-op with for the past 5 years.  It is so fun to see the kids growing up.  They are now in different schools; many of them have younger siblings, but we always enjoy getting together as a group.

And, who wouldn't enjoy the scenery of this campsite? We set up camp between the large sandstone cliffs at the mouth of wildhorse canyon . It took some careful off-road driving to get to our campsite, but it was worth it.  We enjoyed some of the most magnificent stars you could imagine.  And, the kids loved exploring the flat and sandy river bed between the canyon walls, climbing the big rocks that dotted the campsite, and finding little lizards.

On Saturday, we drove about 30 minutes into Goblin Valley state park.  What a fun place for the kids to explore!  Even the youngest kids could wander around the goblins.  One of the kids said that it was the best playground she had ever been to.

I think this trip should become an annual tradition as well.