Goblin Valley & Capitol Reef Camp Out

Last weekend we got to go camping for the first time this year! We camped just outside of Goblin Valley, along Temple Mountain road. We had a nice spot right up next to some red rocks so Lennon could climb and play. The first day we got there we set up camp then waited until it cooled down a bit and headed over to Goblin Valley. It was so fun to take Lennon there and see how excited he got. He went crazy running around and looking at everything. Even though we waited until it cooled down a little, it was still really hot so we didn't stay for a very long time. I hope we get to back sometime soon because Lennon really loved it and still talks about the turtle shaped rock he saw (and I'm posting this two months after we went). 

The next day we woke up early and drove out to Capitol Reef. None of us had ever been there so it was really exciting. We stopped at some of the sites where you can see petroglyphs and an old school house and then went to the visitor center. After that we hiked out to  Hickman Bridge. It was a really cool hike, but it took a little longer than expected and Lennon ended up falling asleep in his hiking backpack on the way back. I don't know how he slept because it was pretty hot. After the hike we went to the historic village and got some ice cream and sat in the shade. Capitol Reef is really cool, it's a lot different than all of the other National Parks we've been to. We want to go back sometime when all of their fruit trees are ready to be picked. I think that would be fun. When we got back to our camp that night we found that the wind had picked up and smashed our shade structure into a million pieces.