Seeing the arches and all the beautiful spots Utah has to offer is truly amazing. It's something I definitely wouldn't have wanna missed on my trip. But I noticed that the times you wander off the beaten path and get away from the crowds are often much more rewarding. In Arches for example we followed a short paved trail to the sign that said petroglyphs, took a couple of pictures and looked for the next sign that would lead us to one of the Arches while passing other tourists also tromping to the same destination. After taking some shots of the Petroglyphs I thought about our canoe trip and how we had seen some Petroglyphs there as well. Those Petroglyphs were not as spectacular as the ones in Arches, but when we saw them we were way more excited about them. Not knowing where exactly the Petroglyphs were located we followed a vague mark on the map the river guide had given us. There were no signs or no other tourists. All we saw was a little opening in the brush on the shore, where we pulled over and tied up our boots. We walked a narrow trail through some brush that spit us out in front of a big rock formation. We hiked around looking for some hints of where the petroglyphs could be and after about 45 minutes and almost missing them we finally saw them. We felt like real explorers. It didn't matter that we weren't the first ones to see them, it still seemed exciting to us.
I got the same feeling again today when after a long day of working, we decided to go on a little evening hike. We went to Negro Bill Canyon, which is close to town. There wasn't anything too spectacular about this hike, other than that it lead through a beautiful canyon. It was pretty quiet since it was later in the evening and I really enjoyed being away from the crowds. Tommy told me to stop and kissed me while taking a picture of our shadows. It's these moments you remember for a long time.
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