June 19

Today we took a lunch and went into Moab, Utah before going into the Needles area, which is on the south end of the park. I forgot to tell you that we are staying on the North end of the park which is called Island in the Sky. Needles is an area that covers a lattice of canyons, flat-bottomed valleys called grabens, arches and beautiful sandstone walls notched by rocky spires and columns. While this is a pretty area, our favorite is Island in the Sky. We had a sweeping view of the park’s narrow, interlocked canyons. You can see right down to the Colorado river joining the Green River. We went into the park entrance but had to drive 37 miles to get into the park itself. Actually the drive in was prettier than the scenery in the park. We found a dirt road to off-road and drove 12 miles onto some challenging, rugged road. We drove over some rocky spots that we weren’t sure we should even try. But George did it, sometimes getting out of the car and building up some spots that were tricky. That was a fun trip. Afterwards we found a Mexican restaurant and pigged out. Tomorrow we are going to Arches because we are only 15 minutes away from our campground. Love you all.