My Big Adventure: Days 4-6

Sorry a couple days got skipped. I have had nearly zero internet acess because we have been driving through the desert. I couldn't get internet until we reached a hotel and we usually arrived at midnight or later and I was just too tired. 

So, day 4 we went to Arches National Park and hiked up to Delicate Arch. If you haven't been there before, let me just say, the view at the top is aca-amazing! 

See, isn't that beautiful! But this is not for those afraid of heights. There are steep dropoffs on either side of the arch and to get to the arch at one part to have to walk along a 3 foot wide ledge that drops off a few hundred feet. I stood in the middle of the arch, and it was so windy, I thought I was going to blow right off. Also, the hike up there is not something non-athletic people like myself may want to do. I mean, I just barely made it. But I do have athsma and that kind of slowed me down. The hike there is about 1 1/2 miles and pretty much the whole thing is uphill. I know, I know, you're thinking "That's not too far. Man, you must be really out of shape!" But try doing it in 100 degree weather, with only a few short bushes every hundred feet or so for shade, and like I said before, pretty much the whole hike is uphill. Don't get me wrong, it was totally worth it in the end, but I thought I was going to die on the way up (okay, maybe I was exaggerating).

Day 5, we went to Mesa Verde National Park. If you don't know what that is, it is a national park that has these awesome cliff dwellings built at least 700 years ago by Native Americans. There are multiple "towns" such as the Cliff Palace, Balcony House, and Spruce Tree House. Those are the ones we visited.

This is Cliff Palace. It looks a lot bigger in real life. It is the biggest cliff dwelling on Earth that has ever been discovered. We climbed down from the top to reach this one.

Sorry that some if the pictures are blurry for this one. This is Balcony House. As you can see, I drops straight off into a canyon and there are no rails or anything. We had to climb quite a bit to reach this one and it was kind of scary being able to lean back and fall into a canyon.

We also went to Four Corners after Mesa Verde, but I wasn't able to get any pictures if that:(

On to today, Day 6. We mainly just drove from Arizona into California today. But, I have exciting news! We stopped for lunch at In 'n Out Burger! Okay, maybe to some of you that isn't big news, but I'm from the Midwest and we don't have that were I come from. (Then again, there is no Fazoli's out west.) 

It was so busy when we got there! I got a classic burger, fries, and a chocolate milkshake. Before our trip, my dad told us we had to stop at In 'n Out Burger at least once. He is from the Midwest too but he used to travel around alot before my siblings and I were born. It was delicious! I don't eat a whole lot of meat myself, but for this I made an exception.

Well, it's late and I gotta get to bed. More traveling tomorrow! This is me, signing off!