When we left Natural Bridges National Monument we had two options. We could backtrack, or we could continue on towards Lake Powell and just make it a large loop for the day’s drive. Since the road ahead of us looked pretty amazing, we opted for taking the long way back to Moab. While the scenery was magnificent, it appeared to me that the lake’s water level was way down. I later asked a “local” and she told me the level was actually up. I guess we were at the wrong part of the lake. That is okay, the lake is huge and we will return to explore other portions of it.
These photos are from Lake Powell and Hite, UT.
When we originally laid out our planned road trip, Tanya said she wanted to go back to Arches National Park. We had gone there last year, but she suffered a failure on her external hard drive that resulted in the loss of many of her photos. Since this trip was for her birthday and it was on the way anyhow, it was decided we would stay in Moab, UT for the night and go to Arches the next day. We got a very nice room at the La Quinta and it happened to have a microbrewery right across the street. Pretty convenient. The food was very good, the beer was made in Utah. There were a couple okay brews, but nothing to shout about. I bought some other local beer before we left Utah and it was unimpressive as well,
These photos are from the drive between Hovenweep and Moab, UT as well as the Moab Brewery.
Yosemite National Park
Photos From the High Sierra
The one thing I noticed was that the views looked almost fake because they were so beautiful. It was like a pull down backdrop for a family portrait or something. Paintings and photos that I thought had been exaggerated turned out to be as amazing as portrayed. If you ever have the opportunity, take a drive through it.
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