I took two trips outside the park while I was staying in Moab, one to hike a trail to Corona and Bowtie Arches and another to Dead Horse Point State Park, a park which takes longer to say than to explore.
Adventures near Moab
Month: October 2016
Arches
Monday morning I woke up and got to work. At this point I was pretty used to the two hour time difference, I get up a few minutes before 6am, then log in and work until lunch. This lets me take a quick shower without waking up my hosts. After a while on Monday I noticed light coming through the blinds and opened the shade.
Colorado National Monument (and how not to get to Moab)
Up on the hills next to Grand Junction was my second opportunity to use my National Parks Pass: the beautiful Colorado National Monument!
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Grand Junction
It was late afternoon when I arrived in Grand Junction, so I headed out to find myself a meal. It looked like there might be a small downtown and, sure enough, they had a fun few blocks of shops and restaurants. I had a surprisingly good time in Grand Junction. I had no idea about the town before I showed up so it was a pleasant surprise.
Vail and Hanging Lake
After I left Denver I headed West, towards Moab. I left Friday night (October 14th), and had a beautiful drive through the mountains, ending up in Vail.
Denver: Week II
Denver is definitely my favorite city of the trip so far, I had a great time there and managed a little bit more exploring in my second week. Robin and Kevin also returned and it was great to hang out with them a bit more before heading off into the mountains.
Sunday Stranding
I had a nice calm day planned for Sunday. I’d go downtown, visit the Denver Botanic Garden, maybe swing by Union Station and then head home to get some overdue picture and blog posting done.
That was the plan.
Pikes Peak
Pikes Peak is the ultimate tourist trap. Although there are over 50 similarly sized mountains in Colorado, this is the first you encounter when migrating from the East. It’s famous for being big and famous. It’s a long drive out and up to the top, a windy peak with viewpoints so high as to make poor photographs, too little air to breath and a shop full of food knick-knacks. So of course it was totally on my to-do list and I took the ride up above 14,000 feet on Saturday (October 8th).
First Week in Denver
I’ve been having a great time here in Denver. My plan is to spend two weeks here, my insanely generous friends have been hosting me and I’ve had a great time hanging out with them, snuggling their pets and exploring their fun city.
The Shereen & Megan Count (October 7th Edition)
I can’t even remember how this came up, but at some point I was told to start keeping track of Important Numbers.
| Days on Trip: | 21 |
| Miles: | 2,300 |
| Wet Rides: | 5 |
| Absolute Soakings: | 2 |
| States Visited: | 10 |
| Capitol Buildings Visited: | 3 |
| Local Beverages Sampled (unique types, let’s not discuss total count): | 21 |
| Local Beverages per State: | 2.1 |
| Distinct Lodgings: | 8 |
| Average Unique Pets Snuggled per Stay: | 1 |
| Scooter Parts Damaged: | 4 |