Author: Red Horse Garage

Day 27 – Capitol Reef National Park

Even considering Utah’s many impressive national parks and monuments, it is difficult to rival Capitol Reef National Park’s sense of expansiveness, of broad, sweeping vistas, of a tortured, twisted, seemingly endless landscape, or of limitless sky and desert rock. While Bryce and Zion are like encapsulated little fantasy lands of colored stone and soaring cliffs, the less-visited Capitol Reef is almost like a planet unto itself. Here you get a real feel for what the earth might have been like before life appeared, when nothing existed but earth and sky.   [Source:  VisitUtah.com]

 

Day 30 – Arches National Park

 

Day 30 – Arches National Park.    Today was our last day in Moab,  UT.    We spent the day in Arches NP.   The temperature was in the 80s,  however,  the wind gusts were near 25 plus mph.     We stopped at all of the view points and were able to walk up to / into many of the arches.     Tomorrow we head westerly to Page, AZ then onto Las Vegas, NV the next day.    From there Cheryl and Cathy will fly home and Craig and I will finish the last leg (and longest leg) of this trip.    There is much more to see and do coming up.

 

Day 26 – Mossy Cave and Bryce Canyon National Park.  

 

Some highlights of our visits to these two sites.    We took the wrong trail at Mossy Cave and ended up trekking up the side of a mountain ….. upon getting to the summit it was clear there was no cave.      Once we retreated to a mid-point on the mountain,  we saw the sign we missed and followed the correct trail to the cave.   In the end, the trek up the mountain was the value.   Bryce Canyon speaks for itself.

Day 24 – Grand Canyon’s North Rim

We left the hotel and traveled southerly to the Grand Canyon North Rim.    The trek was approximately 50 miles.    Today’s weather called for strong winds – 25 to 30 mph.    The road from Jacob Lake to the North Rim was excellent – and there was little traffic unlike yesterday’s Zion travels.    We arrived late morning and spent about three hours walking the “rim” trails and outlooks.   The winds gusts were serious … limiting some efforts to get on higher grounds for “that spectacular” view.    However,  the sights were not disappointing.     We also met a great family from east Texas – the Lopez Family.     We had some great discussions along the trail.   Funny,  we had nothing in common from the outside ….. however,  we had so much in common from the inside.    Thank you Lopez Family !!

Day 23 – We left St. George and then….

We left St. George (UT)  early morning to avoid the afternoon heat.      Our first adventure of the day was to ride to Kolob Reservoir.   Unfortunately,   Craig’s motorcycle started to overheat as we climbed the first inclines of the road.    It was decided that he would turn back and head to St. George to regroup and arrange transportation of his motorcycle to Las Vegas (NV) for service.   We would continue on to Zion National Park and our hotel in Jacob’s Lake.     For now,  we will stay on course and await updates from Craig regarding the repair of his motorcycle.     To early to call what is next for the Mother Road Tour 2022.

Day 21 – Hot Temps on the Valley of Fire

First day of Utah National Parks tour with Cheryl and #LivingOffTheSlab. In route to St. George, Utah was toured through the amazing Vally of Fire State Park in Nevada. Awesome ride…. regardless of the temperatures. Ps. I-15 sucks…. two construction areas backed traffic up miles. First time ever, but due to the excessive heat we rode the break-down lanes. Temps to hot for humans and motorcycles.

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