We loved Scenic Route 128 so much that we decided to camp for two nights along the shores of the Colorado River, right at Big Bend. For a mere $12 a night we slept in our tent under what we believe was an Aspen tree, enjoyed the Milky Way, didn't shower, and fell asleep to the sounds of the rapids.
We spent Sunday at Arches checking out some different hikes, thanks to the tour book Frances and Jim loaned us. It was wicked hot and completely gorgeous. Neither of us had seen a landscape quite like it. On Monday we made use of the guide book again and spent time in Negro Bill Canyon to see the world's 6th largest land bridge. (We are still not certain what makes a structure a land bridge vs. an arch.) Our most notable meal was Monday's lunch at the Moab Diner. Erica got the breakfast she had been craving (pancakes, sauge patties, eggs and a chocolate shake) and Rory got a "famous" green chili burger with a mint chocolate chip and butterfinger shake (No, he didn't come up with that combination on his own, that was the special shake of the month.) In the afternoon some ominous storm clouds were rolling in so we headed back to our campsite to secure the homestead before we headed out to Bowtie and Corona Arches. The weather held for this last spectacular hike farther south down the river, but our campsite was not so lucky. When we got back we noticed some rather large branches strewn about and some bulletin boards on the ground. It wasn't until this morning that we noticed how bent some of our tent poles were due, presumably, to the fallen branches around the site! Thank goodness we weren't in the tent when the storm hit or it might have been a long night in the car! The storm really changed the color of the river - when we arrived it was a murky brown and after the rain it was a reddish color.
Pictures will probably do it all better justice so we made this web album to share some of what we saw.
The only disappointment was missing the Hole 'N the Rock, a home that a man dug out of some of the sandstone in the canyonlands. Not just any old house, a 14 room one with a 65 foot chimney, taxidermy exhibits, and a bathtub dug out of the rock. Additionally they have an exotic petting zoo and a General Store. Sigh. It might just be worth another trip to Moab!
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Loved the pictures! You should have had time to go to the zoo, Audrey said. Love you so much, I hope you come back a different day or later. Love from Audrey!
so, so glad you enjoyed your time in moab! i don't know how far you hiked into negro bill canyon, but if you made it as far as the arch (maybe 3 miles in?) you were at the spot where i rappelled!
hope you're enjoying vegas, baby, right now. can't wait to see you in austin!
We love you too, Audrey! Can't wait to make it to another zoo with you again soon!
We did make it to the arch/land bridge. What a height to rappel from! We saw a man doing it while we were there and were totally floored.
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