Road Trip

This morning we decided to drive a little more west, past Odessa, to Monahans Sandhills State Park.  Many locals told us the kids would have a good time there.  It only took us an hour to get there and let us see some more of our surroundings.  We saw oil pump jacks, flat land, blue sky, and more oil pump jacks.  Then, all of a sudden the terrain changed. 

At the visitor's center they have disks available for you to rent.  You take your disk to the top of the sandhill and try to slide down.  Lane and Jenna enjoyed it!

The sand was very pretty and white.  It was also very soft which made it very hard to walk on.  Our feet sunk in the sand very fast.  One of the employees at the visitor's center said they haven't had rain there since Labor Day of last year, WOW!  They told us to come back after it rains because it packs down the sand and allows you to slide down faster. 

We had a great time but it was very hot!  It was a long trek back to the car.  Lane and I had to take several breaks to keep from passing out.  Jenna had it the easiest  because Kyle carried her the whole way.  Needless to say, we all drank lots of water afterwards.  We saw a roadrunner on our way out.  I am just glad we didn't see a snake!  One good thing about the temps being so high is that the "wildlife" is staying under ground.  We hope to make another trip when the weather gets cooler.