Utah and Camping

Harvey is a terrific traveller so far. Baby Center recently sent me an email on 'Your 9 Month Old' saying this is the worst time to travel and take him away from the familiarity of home and routine based on his age. Luckily, it is as my mom said: we are his home.

He thought sleeping in a tent at Horsethief Campground in Southern Utah was amazing. The timing of this government shut down is kind if crazy: we had printed maps with plans to camp Zion and Canyonlands but our plans had to change since the national parks are closed. I called a State park and a helpful ranger said they were full but to check out BLM campgrounds which worked out.

H giggled and played in our exciting fort tent and the fell promptly to sleep. Andrew and I were so exhausted mentally and physically from moving. We both were awake and couldn't sleep. We were way too cold and uncomfortable. So we waited until 6am, while watching H snooze contently, packed up and headed out. 

We had breakfast at a funky cafe in Moab, before hitting the road for Denver, Colorado. This area of the country is full of outdoorsy looking folks. Fleece jackets, bearded men, bandana: they remind me lots of kids from my college era in Oregon.