capitol reef, spring 2017.

miracle of miracles, my entire extended family found a weekend to go camping/canyoneering all together. we headed down to one of my favorite national parks, capitol reef.

remy did puke when we got there, and he had a fever, but he perked up with some tylenol.

remy and travis stayed in the tent to nap, and reed, sara, and i ventured out in search of some boulders to climb. 

remy felt well enough to eat dinner and especially loved carrying around his own flashlight. 

it was our first time camping as a family! remy was a champ. and at bedtime, travis and i tried to tell stories, and he just said, "shhhhh it's bedtime now. go to sleep!" dream child. 

he rolled off of his air mattress a couple times, but slept all night and even had to be woken
up for the hike the next morning. 

love that tent morning view. 

although we didn't do the rappel, we hiked up with the rest of the family. travis was a champion.
this hike gained a huge amount of elevation and he carried rem the whole time in the heat. 

out of order. waking up at breakfast. 

travis didn't know, but his phone camera was on some strange setting for color. 

a quick overnight trip, but it was a great time. we counted over 25 lizards on the hike, so it was also a success in remy's book.