The Wrights Travel

Today did not involve a National Park, but instead was a mish-mash of classic Page, AZ activities. And it was so much fun! We started the morning with a rarity - sleeping in! We did not have to leave our house today until 8:30. Ah-mazing! So we celebrated with pancakes and sausage/bacon plus board games on the back deck :) We next headed over to a highly-instagrammed place: Antelope Canyon! From the moment I saw a picture of this place a while back, I knew it was special. And goodness it was! The pictures of this place just come out other-worldly. And something I wasn't expecting - a lot of fun climbing/bending around the slot canyon that the kids enjoyed! The only bummer was how crowded it was :/ We were there on a weekend day (Sunday). Perhaps weekdays are less crowded. But if you are thinking of coming here, definitely prepare to be waiting in lines inside the canyon, a lot. But if you can get past that, the views plus neat information from the Navajo guide will be ...

Part of this trip, I wanted us to try new things. New things we had never done before (on top of visiting new places we had never seen before!) We have indoor rock climbed a bit here and there, so when I saw that Moab and Zion are known for outdoor rock climbing too, I knew I wanted to try it. We had too much planned for Moab to squeeze it in, so I scheduled it for Zion. When I called to schedule, the lady recommended a "combo" tour - rock climbing and  canyoneering because we would have Brie. Kids normally enjoy canyoneering more :) So I booked it! *side note - when we went rock climbing back home in Tyrone a couple of months ago, the girl who worked there had also just been to Zion for rock climbing! She said it was amazing. The only bad thing? The best rock climbing and canyoneering for a half day was on the other  side of Zion from where we were staying. Meaning, the meet-up spot with our guide was one hour away, and then the spot to climb was another 20 minutes...