Mowabb

Last weekend Lydia and I went to Moab to spend a couple of days hiking and hanging out in South Eastern Utah. Mostly we went to get away from home for a couple of days.

I had been most recently to Moab with some friends and found some great hikes, and thought I should take Lydia on a couple of them. We didn't manage to do any of the hikes I had planned, but got some great hiking and scenery in any way.

It is hard to explain what Southern Utah makes me feel. I don't handle the heat well, but there is still something alluring about the sandstone landscape down there.

We hiked the Devil's Garden, a five to seven mile loop depending where you go, and what you want to see. There are at least seven named arches on this hike.

But for me it wasn't the arches that were impressive, it was the whole landscape. And I will take the long, hard hike if it means I get to be out in nature with very few people. The road less traveled, if you will. Once we got past Private Arch, we didn't see another person until we were within about a half a mile of the main trail. Maybe it was because the trail we were on wasn't really a trail.

There is a trail wandering through the sandstone fins and washes, you just have to know how to look for it.

Anyway, The Devil's Garden and the sun took a little more out of us than expected. We went to dinner, and then just enjoyed being in Moab for the rest of the evening. We thought about catching a movie, but why, when we could manage that at home.

Sunday took us home, by way of Dead Horse Point, and some more impressive scenery. Every time I am in Southern Utah it makes me want to stay. It has more of a pull on me than I realize sometimes.

The pictures don't really do justice to the scenery or the scale. You really have to see it to get a sense of it. Standing 2000 feet above the Colorado River, and it still looks impressive.

As for the hikes I had planned, but we didn't get to, we will get to them in the very near future. And if you want to join us, just let me know.

Thanks for playing.