Get the Heck Out of Dodge...Day 2

So where did I leave off? Oh yeah...brown water.

After the phone call I ran to check our tubs, toilets, sinks...we were in the clear. But we did discover something odd about our tub. For whatever reason, it was only like 2 feet long. Caleb

couldn't even lay down in it. Not that I would ever let my children take a bath in a strange hotel room, but it's always nice to know I could if I wanted to.


Needless to say, every time someone took a shower the entire bathroom was soaked. It had a full-size head, full pressure and about half the size showers usually did...so basically Niagara Falls space in a 3x3 room. It was an adventure....isn't everything?


So we decided that day 2 would be our big adventure day. Let's see what we could pack in. We drove to Kanab and had breakfast and found out there was a 'secret way' into the North rim of the Grand Canyon, which was currently closed due to winter. AWESOME. So the lady that owned the restaurant told us who to call and what to do. We called it was closed. Of course it was...duh have you ever been on an adventure with the Morgans?

So we decided to just drive. And head toward Page, Arizona.So off we went through the Escalante National Park, we took our first stop at Big Water and had a stunning view and neat adventure at the 'mini' museum. Noah kind of missed part of the conversation and wanted to know if this was the grand staircase. Ummmmmm, sweetie...no. But he was pretty good natured about it.


So we found a fun hike to do just over the dam and through Page. We got to where the ranger directed us. Over the bridge, through the town and to the Horseshoe Bend...and that is where the real adventure begins.
We head on our little hike to see the amazing view. Somebody who is 12 and a girl is still upset about spending time with us. Can you tell? It's mostly because we are evil parents who's children are their who world and want to spend time with them. What's up with that? Arrest those people.

But we continued walking made to the edge where there were no guard rails, and if you have ever met any of my children, you understand why they were NOT allowed within 20 feet of the edge. So the one picture we took had a rock behind them to keep them from falling over the edge. I am NOT being melodramatic...just realistic...have you met my family? Sheesh. It was pretty though.

So after we were done avoiding the edge we purposefully hiked to, we took a little bit of a side route to head back to where we were parked. And that is where we found, wait for it.....the dinosaur poo. Don't believe me? What does this look like to you? Really, what else could it be? If it isn't petrified poo, then I'm a monkeys uncle.




So we did what every normal family would do. We climbed all over the pooh. Felix proved that when you gotta go, you gotta go. Caleb and I understand that philosophy, but man Wooooo, it was stinky.

Because the Morgans are who the Morgans are...we had a REALLY good time playing on the dinosaur poo. We have renamed the hike, Do the Poo hike.

We climbed in, around and under. And nobody fell off. Ahhhhhhhh, MIRACLES do happen.



We finally decided to head back to the car...and it was a little more difficult than the hike down. Poor Baylee pretty much just hung on for dear life while I drug her up the hill. YAY Tylenol...we wouldn't have been able to do this without you.



So once we finished at Do the Poo hike, we headed off to the dam. WooHoo the dam was fun...especially since my kids had so much fun swearing. We enjoyed the dam bathrooms, the dam stores, the dam view, the dam postcards...you get the picture. But nothing was quite as spectacular as when Caleb looked out the window and said is that the dam water? We're twisted...we accept that.



So we did some lunch (horrible experience at denny's that is a story for another day and time). And then headed back from the direction whence we came. We stopped at the grand staircase just for Noah, but all 4 of the kids were out cold, so Felix went and explored on his own.



As we pulled into Kanab, we had to stop a take a picture of the most patient cop in the entire world.


This cop was in his car, always watching. So still, so diligent...AMAZING. And yes he's a dummy. Really...he has no brain and is made out of plastic. Someone even drew a mustache on him.

So decided there was room for one more adventure left in us and we went to the Coral Pink Sand Dunes. SO MUCH FUN. The kids were rolling down the hills, Noah was faking that he was in the desert trying to find water and Felix was huntin' wabbits.

We finished off the day, completely exhausted with a yummy dinner at a really good diner and collapsed into bed. IT WAS A GREAT DAY.

And then Day 3 happened.......