Bryce Canyon NP

Yesterday, Tuesday, we took a day trip to drive National Scenic Byway 12. We stayed at a hotel near Bryce Canyon and toured for two days. In the picture are the Hoodoos of Bryce Canyon. They took my breath away. Miles and miles of huge canyon filled colorful statue-like stone mini castles. What a sight!

North Entrance/Canyonlands NP

Today we visited the other side of Canyonlands. The views were even more spectacular than the Needles. The desert flowers never cease to amaze me. They are all so special because they work so hard to exist.

Last night Bruce and I went into town and had a great steak dinner. The restaurant was the former site of the home of the billionaire who discovered uranium in the nearby mountains.

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The Needles/Canyonland NP

Yesterday we went to the Needles section of Canyonlands National Park. In this picture Bruce is standing in front of Newspaper Rock. The petroglyphs etched into the surface are at least 2000 years old. Probably done by the Pueblos. We also took an off road jeep trip and B had a ball. I took several advil afterward.

Today we will take some time off from touring and stay at our campground most of the time.

Arches National Park

We have pictures of us inside this arch. If you look closely, you will see the silhouettes of some people inside it. We were told the temperature was going to 103 today. However, we were comfortable because of cool breezes. I don't think it got out of the 80s.

Arches National Park

Today we visited Arches National Park which is a short ride from our RV park. We had a lot of fun and met some very nice people. We took two challenging hikes along the way and spent several hours exploring.

The city of Moab is quaint and Western. Tonight we will go there for dinner.

I took this picture while sitting at our picnic table at our campsite.

Moab

We are here! RV park is more beautiful than I imagined. I am exhausted so I will post pictures tomorrow. Wait till you see the view we have from our site.

New Mexico

We are spending the night in Grants NM, about 100 miles west of Albuquerque. Another KOA in the desert. The ride here was unique but not pretty. Traveling west always makes me appreciate the eastern states and the Appalachians. We hit a strong head wind on this leg of the trip and Bruce could not drive more than 50 mph. He said it would have been easier riding a horse. Well, although it is still daylight, we are going to try to sleep. Big day tomorrow. Utah here we come.