Climbing, Camping, and Canyonlands

Thursday's adventures continued after our visit to Delicate Arch with some climbing on Wall Street. Our first goal was to claim a campsite for our night's stay. We found the perfect spot thanks to a kind suggestion from Jeff's friend. We set up our tent and then made a stop to the grocery store for a few items. On our way back, Wendy fell asleep in her carseat so we decided to go directly to our climbing spot (which was conveniently 1/2 mile down the road from our campsite) and get a few routes in while she napped. Wall Street is right off the road, so we just pulled over and started climbing. Jeff led the routes which Madison and I climbed after him. Wendy didn't want to miss out on the action, so she cut her nap short to join us. 

We climbed for as long as Wendy would allow and then we headed back to the campsite to get settled, explore and make dinner. Being her first time camping, Wendy loved the newness of being in the tent and was a natural at the whole camping thing. She was ready for bed soon after dinner, so we layered her up (and I mean layered) and tucked her into her little camping bed. I'm positive she slept more soundly than me, as she only woke up once and I was checking on her about every 20 minutes to make sure she was still warm and comfortable. Before we all went to sleep Jeff captured some really magnificent photos of the starry sky. It was a beautiful night. We all enjoyed it, and Jeff and I were especially happy with how well Wendy did on her maiden camping voyage. 

The morning consisted of snuggles in the tent, making breakfast and packing up camp. We were happy about being on a vacation of sorts, but we didn't mosey too much. We had some more adventures planned for the day. After packing up the car and waving goodbye to our campsite we were off to Canyonlands National Park.