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Climbing on Goblins in Goblin Valley

September 15, 2016 by Mark Kelley Leave a Comment

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On our way west, we learned of Goblin Valley State Park in Utah. We missed it while touring the National Parks in Utah, so we made a point to camp there on our way back east.

The park is quite small, but the kids had an absolute blast there. The park is named for a valley of diminutive dirt and rock structures called goblins. We gave the kids free reign for a morning, letting them climb, crawl, run, and jump all around the valley.

The Valley of the Goblins is really unique, and even Katie and I enjoyed crawling around the goblins. It reminded us a lot of our time climbing boulders in Joshua Tree National Park, California, though much less dangerous.

After a morning with the goblins, we headed for Little Wild Horse Canyon for a post-nap hike through the slot canyon. Pretty fun and family friendly, though Jane and Wilson both found their share of danger climbing the canyon walls.

Here’s a little tantrum that Wilson threw when he wanted to climb higher on the canyon wall:

Little wild horse slot canyon hike….turned Wilson into a little wild climber.

A video posted by DailyJane&Wilson (@katiezkelley) on Sep 12, 2016 at 9:13am PDT

And here are our photos from Goblin Valley.

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