Alas, our time in Boulder was done and we were off to Moab. The weather was worsening, but never mind, we would continue to hope for the best. Our hope was to see Natural Bridges and Arches on this day. We filled the gas tank and headed off. The map showed there were three towns along the way: Hite, Fry Canyon, and Blanding. There should be gas and food along the way, right? Not so much!
Of course we were taking pictures along the way!
We finally came across this beautiful green river at the edge of Lake Powell. Could it be? It was the Colorado!!
What an epic journey it must be to see it from start to finish! We continued on expecting to get gas and food in Hite. Well, Hite was just a small summer town with no services at this time of the year. So - we calculated the amount of gas left in tank and held our breathes! We thought we could make it to Fry Canyon.
The snow squalls were back and the road desolate, but we keep moving forward. Fry Canyon was no bigger than Hite. Blanding was another 50 some miles ahead. A deep breath, and on we went. Along the way was Natural Bridges, but we decided that we were too tight on gas, so we didn't stop.
Finally, Blanding and on fumes! With a full gas tank it was time to find lunch! This was Navajo country and Indians were everywhere. We stopped for lunch in a local diner and Cheri had Navajo Tacos on Navajo fry bread. A local delicacy and boy was it yummy!
We then pressed on to Moab about 70 miles away and another 5 to Arches. The sun was shining and the Arches were gorgeous!!
We hiked at the Windows and shot lots arches!
Fiery furnace was beautiful!
As darkness fell, we headed for the Best Western in Moab and a well deserved Mexican dinner!
Enjoy!
Cheri and John
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