Goblin Valley

We went down south for our latest Scout adventure and got to check out Goblin Valley! What a cool/strange/unique/awesome place that is! The drive down was a long one, but the boys were well stocked with gummy products which made the trip more bearable. Of course, that also meant that they were nice and sugared up, which made them more hyper... Hmm. Thankfully, I had Tim and Tyler with me to keep some sanity and order in the truck!

We pulled into the campground just after dark and met Jeff and Maren who were already there waiting for us with a fire burning. We set up our gear and cooked dinner (hamburgers) over the fire and enjoyed some delicious dutch oven cobbler! We were living the high life for sure. As it was such a beautiful night, the boys decided to set up their hammocks and sleep in those. It got pretty windy throughout the night which really stirred up the sand and blew it around everywhere, but other than that we all slept well.

The next morning, we were able to finally see where we were camping. The view was amazing at sunrise! The campground was completely surrounded by sandstone walls and it was the coolest thing to see. It felt like we were inside a fortress! We had a great breakfast of eggs, bacon, sausage, and pancakes. (Again, living like kings!)

After we got our gear all packed up and loaded into the truck, we decided to check out The Valley of Goblins. We were able to see tons of different rock formations and structures and really enjoyed exploring the area. We even found a Geocache! Here are some photos:

After we were finished in Goblin Valley, we drove out to the visitors center to check out maps of the surrounding canyons. We had some extra time and decided to check out one of the canyons on our way home. We had a great hike, ate lunch on the trail, and found lots to see!

The trip home was pretty uneventful, except for stocking up on yet more gummy candy... Haha. We had a great trip! Nothing like a trip with the Scouts and theBRIGADE. I roll deep.