We started the day by visiting Bryce Canyon, UT.
East of Bryce Canyon, we travel scenic Hwy 12 across the northern border of the Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument. This area has many tiny Morman settlements which were almost completely cut off from the outside world until the middle of the 20th century. After driving up to the 9,600 foot summit of Boulder Mountain, we joined Hwy 24 which seperates the Waterpocket Fold and Capitol Reef National Park, then across the San Rafael Desert, just west of Green River.
There was a new beautiful sight around every corner.
We arrived in Moab, UT about 6 PM and stayed at the Canyonlands Campground. It had been a long day and so much to see that our necks were sore from turning one way and then another. The weather had been wonderful for most of the trip. We went from cold snow to warm sunshine. We will spend two nights here.
Friday, May 14th.
We woke up refreshed and ready to go again. First we visited the Arches National Park. It was beautiful and we took a couple hikes along some trails.
We had to hike up and down a mountain to get to this spot. We were quite proud of ourselves.
Rob got to drive the Jeep on one of the 4-wheel drive trails. He thought that was fun. I wasn't too sure about it.
In the afternoon, we visited the Canyonlands National Park: Island in the Sky. I have run out of words to use to describe all these places. They are just so spectacular.
As it begin to get late, the rain clouds moved in and we headed for our campground. It started to rain just before we went to bed. That sure made for a good nights sleep.
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