Day 5, and were still alive.
From Mom:
In The Beginning,God Created the heavens and the earth. Genesis 1:1
Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array. Gen 12:1
Such a packed verse of Scripture, and we are certainly seeing some of the most magnificent things God has created! Starting with the rushing waters. Early Tuesday morning we headed out to the Moab Adventure Center for our Whitewater River Rafting. Four of us were in an 8 man raft with another homeschooling Christian family from Lexington, KY and Ross was in an inflatable Kayak with a guy from Australia. Because the water levels were up (The Delores River hasn’t run in 5 years and it is a raging river right now!) all of the rapid levels were up, too (and one was washed out). It was awesome! On one of the rapids, it was a III, was called Jaws because it eats boats, there was a drop which as we approached it reminded me of the up and then blind drop of the “Brier Rabbit, Splash Mountain” ride at Disney. The Drop was not as long, but equal or greater in angle. Straight down, splash into the waves, paddle paddle and into another wave. Cold waves. The water temp. was only 57. We didn’t lose anyone or flip anyone out, except the guide who took a quick dip at the end of one of the rapids. Ross in the Kayak found all the extreme spots in the rapids. We were able to share with the guide a thought about how all this beauty came to be. Dave asked him if he had ever considered that this could have all come about in one, catastrophic flood event, rather than over millions of years and the discussion, although brief, continued from there.
We came back to the hotel and crashed for a bit then headed back over to Arches. We did the “Windows” section and then began the mile hike UP to the Delicate Arch. It was a strenuous hike half way on slickrock and across a narrow 200 foot long rock ledge. It was worth it, Delicate Arch was beautiful and we were there as the sun was beginning to set (about 8:30 our time) and took many beautiful photos. It is a photographers dream to get to take the Delicate Arch at sunset. There were photographers there from all over the world! It sounded like a meeting at the United Nations. The long trip back was easier than the one up and it was quiet and beautiful. God certainly has abundant creativity! Perfect creativity! Many of the dessert wild flowers were blooming, too. We stopped at a ranch that was there in the early 1800’s. Very simple living and very small.
Moab is an incredible little oasis in the landscape. So much to do! Skydiving, mountain climbing, Arches, ATV offroading, mountain biking, Jeep offroading, shopping at some unusual shops and of course white water river rafting. This would be a fun place to come back and spend a week.
Today we will hit Arches once more as we check out of town and head to Tropic, UT to begin our exploration of Bryce Canyon. We will travel on Hwy 12, one of the most scenic roads in America. Doubt there will be any internet in Tropic, or at the North Rim for that matter, so it may be several days before we update. After Tropic, we are at the North Rim for two days and then to the South Rim. Thanks for the prayers, we all are well and learning more about God and we continue to make Him known to others around us!
--Lori
In The Beginning,God Created the heavens and the earth. Genesis 1:1
Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array. Gen 12:1
Such a packed verse of Scripture, and we are certainly seeing some of the most magnificent things God has created! Starting with the rushing waters. Early Tuesday morning we headed out to the Moab Adventure Center for our Whitewater River Rafting. Four of us were in an 8 man raft with another homeschooling Christian family from Lexington, KY and Ross was in an inflatable Kayak with a guy from Australia. Because the water levels were up (The Delores River hasn’t run in 5 years and it is a raging river right now!) all of the rapid levels were up, too (and one was washed out). It was awesome! On one of the rapids, it was a III, was called Jaws because it eats boats, there was a drop which as we approached it reminded me of the up and then blind drop of the “Brier Rabbit, Splash Mountain” ride at Disney. The Drop was not as long, but equal or greater in angle. Straight down, splash into the waves, paddle paddle and into another wave. Cold waves. The water temp. was only 57. We didn’t lose anyone or flip anyone out, except the guide who took a quick dip at the end of one of the rapids. Ross in the Kayak found all the extreme spots in the rapids. We were able to share with the guide a thought about how all this beauty came to be. Dave asked him if he had ever considered that this could have all come about in one, catastrophic flood event, rather than over millions of years and the discussion, although brief, continued from there.
We came back to the hotel and crashed for a bit then headed back over to Arches. We did the “Windows” section and then began the mile hike UP to the Delicate Arch. It was a strenuous hike half way on slickrock and across a narrow 200 foot long rock ledge. It was worth it, Delicate Arch was beautiful and we were there as the sun was beginning to set (about 8:30 our time) and took many beautiful photos. It is a photographers dream to get to take the Delicate Arch at sunset. There were photographers there from all over the world! It sounded like a meeting at the United Nations. The long trip back was easier than the one up and it was quiet and beautiful. God certainly has abundant creativity! Perfect creativity! Many of the dessert wild flowers were blooming, too. We stopped at a ranch that was there in the early 1800’s. Very simple living and very small.
Moab is an incredible little oasis in the landscape. So much to do! Skydiving, mountain climbing, Arches, ATV offroading, mountain biking, Jeep offroading, shopping at some unusual shops and of course white water river rafting. This would be a fun place to come back and spend a week.
Today we will hit Arches once more as we check out of town and head to Tropic, UT to begin our exploration of Bryce Canyon. We will travel on Hwy 12, one of the most scenic roads in America. Doubt there will be any internet in Tropic, or at the North Rim for that matter, so it may be several days before we update. After Tropic, we are at the North Rim for two days and then to the South Rim. Thanks for the prayers, we all are well and learning more about God and we continue to make Him known to others around us!
--Lori
Wow!
I just discovered the updates from the link on Kathryn's site. Very cool.
I love the pictures! Totally awesome! The trip sounds wonderful!
(Oh, Kathryn, we're taking very good care of Phantom of the Opera for you. The Filsons have it this week. Did I tell you I bought the soundtrack? I finally found it at Wal-Mart.)
Miss you guys and can't wait to see you again!
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