living in the now

goblin valley
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we set up camp at this lovely spot


then the gnats from hell showed up!!!

the only way we could get any relief was to put wet paper towels on our faces

we look like we belong to the KKK

we tried the outlaw look

i like this look a lot better

thumbs down to camping with gnats

as night approached the nasty gnats

decided to go where ever gnats go at night

thank you gnats

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we enjoyed this breath taking view till the sun went down

the next morning we headed over to play in goblin valley

it was hot-hot-hot

the kids loved playing and climbing all over everything

after hiking in goblin we went in search of muddy river

never found it

so we went on another hike

after hiking and dinner this is when the trip took a scary turn.

long story made short...kinda

Aubrey had an allergic reaction to something...we don't know to what

the allergic reaction turned into not being able to breathe very well

which turned into a full blown panic attack.

we were in the middle of NOWHERE

8 people and a dog and a crying lil sister that was worried about her big sister

climbed into out car and drove 45 min to and hour to the nearest hospital.

the blessing worked because about 20 min into the drive her breathing was about under control

we thought it would be safer to stay in green river in a hotel.

finally found a hotel...the meanest owner EVER!!! makes you wonder why all the other hotels were booked solid and he had tons of rooms available.

finally settle into a room with 8 people and a dog!!

breathing is under control....everyone drifts off to sleep

we get a lil rest and wake up to......................DOG DIARRHEA all over the kids blankets

it is EVERYWHERE

REALLY????? how can this be???

oh yeah ,yesterday i gave her some left over eggs from breakfast and thought she would be fine since she would be outside....we NEVER give her people food.

so i clean up the diarrhea while gagging/crying/laughing all at the same time.

had to throw away camping blankets cause i just didn't have it in me to clean them up too

i apologize to whomever got out room after us

she has NEVER done this before

kinda makes you wonder what goes on in hotel rooms before you get in it...yuck!

anyway,after our continental breakfast with the owner...yeah he watched the kids eat their breakfast and questioned them on why they didn't finish their toast or drink all of the juice or why they left crumbs on the table. boy that was pleasant!

next thing to do is head back to goblin valley to get our stuff and come back to green river and stay in a KOA camp. not our first choice but aubreys lil escapade the night before scared the shit out of us...pardon the cuss

reg and i were pretty bummed out because we had lots of cool hikes planned. he and i will have to come back ALONE..no kids and no DOG with diarrhea

we finally found water!!!

the master griller

grillin some steaks on the volcano

we

well i really wanted to eat at the chow hound

i thought the name was awesome...the food was really, really good

how could it not with a name like the chow hound.

last stop: the john wesley powell river museum

very cool place

go to both the chow hound and the museum if you are ever in green river

however, do not go to the ramada

mean owner and dog diarrhea room

just sayin

this trip at times felt like a trip from hell.

it had a lot of highs and lows

we are thankful that aubrey is OK.

i was really really grateful to get home

cause

the dog threw up the whole ride home!!!