After lunch we set off to walk to the Delicate Arch which is a 4.5km trek up some steep slickrock which Moab is famous for. It was overcast for most of the walk but just as we arrived at the arch brilliant sunshine poked through to make for a spectacular site.
Delicate Arch
After some nervous posing under the arch. The cliff on the other side kept us alert, we headed back and the clouds conveniently came back to make for a cool walk. Checked out the Windows arches and finally back to Moab for Choc Chip and Peanut Butter Gelato. Well everything over here has peanut butter in it. Had a good meal at the Moab Brewery as well as some good stout.
Next day was the Fiery Furnace tour in the Arches National Park again. A ranger takes you on a three hour hike come scramble through the rocks and you only cover 3.2 kms for the entire hike. This was great as only guided tours or permit holders are allowed into the area which made it feel like we were the only ones there. It was a maze of passages and steep little climbs which the kids enjoyed. Great information and scenery once again. Grace had sme photo ops with the ranger and this was a highlight if the trip so far. Hamish gave it 54 out of 10.
Fiery Furnace
After this we drove to Dead Horse Point where Thelma and Louise drove off the cliff. Amazing views of the Colorado as it twists through the canyons below. The hardest thing to grasp with most of the scenery around here is the scale of it. We were at 6 to 7000 feet up and with views for as a far as the eye could see. Photos won’t do this place justice.
Headed back to Moab, grabbed lunch on the run and started the drive to Monument Valley. We arrived just on sunset and grabbed a couple of quick photos before setting up camp and grabbing dinner. Hamish is excited about his birthday tomorrow. That is probably an understatement. He has been counting down since the plane hit the tarmac. Even though his birhtday has been running for about a month now.
Hamish finally made it to his birthday and we have had a lazy start for a change. The last couple of days seemed to have flown. AFter charging the laptop in the toilet all morning I am now typing this while overlooking Monument Valley. Not a bad start to the day. We are going to grab a birthday cake from the supermarket here which is quite good considering we seem to be in the middle of nowhere before heading to the Grand Canyon this afternoon. I hope to put more photos up soon. Cheers, Daniel.
