Tuesday, August 31, 2021

Arches National Park

We left Hatch around 10:00am yesterday for the 170 mile trip to Moab, UT.  Talk about some mountains to drive through...I just thought I'd been seeing mountains!!  We certainly put that Ford F-250 to the test.  There was a 75 miles drive through those mountains with no services at all and everything went great until one of the camper tires came apart.  Thank goodness it was on the passenger side and we had a place to get off the road.  After Kenneth had the tire changed, we drove to Green River, got a bite to eat and found a tire shop with only ONE tire left of the size we needed.  Got that put on our rim and I felt much better having a spare tire again.  Praying we can get home without needing it!  We got up bright and early this morning and stopped for breakfast on the way to Arches National Park.  Yet another very cool stop on this trip - all these monuments in one place out in the middle of nowhere and they are HUGE!!  I again have so many pictures, but I want them in my book at the end of the year so I'm putting them all on here again!  :)


There didn't look to much touring to be done at Butch Cassidy's boyhood home, so we didn't stop.


We have been trying to stay ahead of this smoke for the whole trip!  We got ahead of it again in Moab!


I never realized how big these tires are until this moment.  The spare is stored under the camper and the dirt dobbers had built nests on it.  So thankful Kenneth was able to get this all taken care of!  He had his vest on and we had our safety triangles placed behind the camper.  I never would have thought to get them, but he had me order all that before we left and I'm so glad I did...safety first!


Another camper told Kenneth that these mountain tops in Moab are the mountains on the Coors beer can.  Whether or not that is true, the mountains are pretty!

Guess I'd have to buy some Coors and see if they match.





I was trying to catch the information boards, then the pictures but either I didn't upload the pic or they're out of order. 





I do know these are the Three Gossips and the one in the middle is Sheep Rock.






The board says that erosion is responsible for the way this and the other balanced rocks and spires in the park.  The rock and spire are two different kinds rock with the spire being softer.  It will erode more quickly so eventually the rock will collapse.


This rock was crazy!!  I have no idea how it is staying up there.



















Stopped in here for burgers and brew afterwards.  Now to get ready to move tomorrow to Cortez, CO.



Monday, August 30, 2021

One more ride before leaving Hatch, Utah

On Sunday we headed out for a 140 mile ride along scenic Hwy. 14.  I really like Utah, but I've realized that ALL the rides are beautiful and once you've seen the landscape it's all pretty much the same.  That, however, does not stop me from taking pictures which is why I have almost 17,000 of them on my phone!  We were supposed to stay here until Wednesday, but the smoke is starting to reach here and it's supposed to start raining (which they really need here!) so we decided to do this ride, then pull out Monday morning to stay ahead of the weather.  Here are a few pics from this ride.



Navajo Lake - formed by volcanic activity.  I have learned on this trip that there was a lot of volcanic activity in several places we've been.  Never thought much about lava here for some reason.  Did I learn this in geography and just forgot it??  If so, I sure am having fun re-learning it!!


Sheep seem to be a popular livestock here as well as cows, horses and goats.

We saw both cinder cones and lava flows on this ride.







Another ski resort...I need to see if they have a live cam so I can see it in the winter.

The ski resort town so I can look it up in the winter!

We happened upon the Cedar Breaks National Monument while riding - didn't even know this existed!  Good thing we still had our National Parks Pass on the bike so we got to see it for free!


It's very similar to Bryce Canyon and look...an LSU fan!!



More random pics on the way back to the camper



I love the way the sun hits the mountain tops...the perfect ride to end our stay here in Hatch.  Tomorrow...travel day to Moab, UT!