Saturday, June 23 - after enduring about 4 days in the extreme heat with NO CELL phone coverage - we finally are starting to make our way North and cool down a bit. We started at Dead horse Point bright and early and the minute we were awake the attack of the Gnats and the Ants began again. Needless to say Laura and I broke everything down and got ready to go as if the campsite was going to explode - one more minute with the Ants and we were going to strangle each other. By 9:30 AM we were in the The Arches National Park. This is an incredibly large park and we spent the better part of the next 4 hours driving through the different areas and viewing some truly awe-inspiring pinnacles and landscapes right out of Planet of the Apes. The highlights were walking with everyone around the balanced rock (Sammie counted every footstep around the entire trail) (see even you are rolling your eyes - but yes it was cute - for about the first few minutes...). 
The other highlight was walking with Lucas on my shoulders up 
to the trail to Windows Arch. Truly amazing and every few feet Lucas would point and say "Ooh". After that we went and had a picnic lunch under a tree in the BLAZING HEAT. Another scorcher. I had overstayed my welcome and Lucas fell fast asleep after lunch so we quickly headed on our way. For most of the rest of the day we traversed Utah with Lucas sleeping and Sammie watching her beloved Barbie Princess movies. Another day where the kids were great and did a good job in the car. By the time we made it to Utah it was about 5:30 pm and even though it was still hot it was no longer the desert heat and getting in the pool was like jumping into a cool glass of water - washing away the dirt and silt of two days in the desert. Plus it was back to civilization for at least a day AND cell phone coverage as I called a few of you tonight. We went out for dinner and the kids were revenous so it was an easy dinner - Lucas ate every vegetable put in front of him - zucchini, carrots, cailiflower. He drew the line at pickles though and then opted for the fries.
Next stop is the Grand Tetons tomorrow night and then Yellowstone for a night before we head to Cody. Most likely we will not have Internet for the next few nights so you won't see anything until Tuesday night most likely. Talk to you soon...What I learned today: Laura knows the address of the house I grew up in, John D. Rockefeller bought the land and gave it to the US Gov that is now The Grand Tetons National Park; Lucas LOVES vegetables; Utah is big and hot.
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