After much discussion with our neighbors at Colter Bay, Matt and Hank changed our route to Moab, Utah. We will be staying there and touring Arches and Canyonlands National Parks and the Colorado River area. Leaving Wyoming behind, we followed Matt most of the way to Utah—seemed mostly downhill.
As we passed through Park City, I took this photo of a ski jump there.
Interesting, also, to see that the overpasses in Salt Lake City are decorated. And the scenery got browner and browner, the further we went.
Our KOA in Moab was set up on a bluff with the La Sal Mountains in front of us and the most gorgeous red ridge towering behind us.
We also had bunnies who hung around our campsite every afternoon.
This KOA had a pancake breakfast every morning AND they served ice cream each night. We managed to take advantage of both of these a few times while we were there.
It was quite a transition to go from the coolness and green of Yellowstone and Grand Teton to the heat and dryness of the Moab area. We did most of our exploring early in the day and holed up in the air-conditioning midday. Three of the days we were in Moab saw temperatures over 100 degrees. We all agreed it was a “dry” heat with no sticky humidity—but it was still HOT! We became big fans of the local Moab Brewery. Utah has a well earned reputation as a challenging state in which to get any form of alcoholic drink. Alice, especially, became a big fan of the locally brewed beers.
First park we visited was Arches National Park—that posting will be coming up next.
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