On Sunday we had two options for church in Torrey: Church of Latter Day Saints or Baptist. So we looked to the next closest town which just had one option--Church of Latter Day Saints. I guess we are in Utah so that is to be expected. So we did not go to church but we have the next two Sundays planned. It rained all day so I just vacuumed the whole place and 15 minutes later I organized all the baskets and then made soup for dinner. My wonderful husband listened to the Dolphin football game on the radio while watching some other game on the tv screen. It was quite confusing at times when I would forget that the sound did not match what I was seeing.
Today we headed to Moab, Utah. There were two routes. One was shorter on two lanes most of the time and the other was longer but we would get to the interstate quicker. We chose the longer because I could help out with the driving. Our drive could not have been more beautiful. What a surprise. It is hard to explain how different rock formations can look but they do keep changing. I would have taken pictures but I was driving and Chris was sleeping. I went up and down the steepest grades ever. It was like driving in the grand canyon, with canyon walls reaching to the sky.
It is amazing what erosion can do. In the gulf coast we consider erosion as a negative thing. It is destructive to our beaches and our dunes. But here in Utah, erosion has created magnificent sites. Wind, water, and ice have created masterpieces. We are now in a state park that overlooks Canyonland National Park. We can't wait to start hiking tomorrow.
Tonight I saw my first shooting star. The stars are plentiful and the Milky Way is visible with the naked eye. It is very quiet here. Hope we don't get kicked out because of the dogs. We will be here three nights and then move to another campsite closer to Moab. We have electric here but no other hookups. The campground looks like a movie set for a John Wayne movie. The cactus and all desert brush are new to the dogs. I keep trying to keep them away from the cacti. I will take better pictures tomorrow. We arrived here late and took about an hour to level. It was only 158 miles from Torrey but somehow it took us about seven hours by the time we had lunch, grocery shopping, rv dump and fill with water, and maybe a few amazing pullouts.
Many of you had said that reading the blog is like being on the trip with us. Well, I feel that writing the blog and reading your comments is like sharing my adventure while it happens instead of waiting till we return and bore you to death with hundreds of pictures. I think it is easier this way. Thanks for coming with us. So far we have just over 10,000 miles on our new Rollin Ace.
Peace to all my family and all my friends, Barbara
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