We are now in Marina San Carlos after spending three full days in the work yard.
We have a few things to accomplish in the marina (fixing the roller furling, getting the
outboards tuned up, getting some canvas repair done and cleaning and polishing), but
we hope to be out of here in a week or so.
The second leg of our trip to Mexico was south through Utah.
Moab:
We spent several nights camping along the Colorado River.
We went to Arches one day, but we had been there before and
it was so crowded we decided to do other things.
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| The van far below us as we hiked up to see Bow Tie and Corona arches |
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| Bow Tie Arch upper left, Chrissy in the middle and Corona Arch on the upper right. |
There is a great bike path right along the river.........
Canyonlands: Island in the Sky and The Maze
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| This is the view of The Maze section of Canyonlands from Island in the Sky |
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| One way to get back down to Moab from Island in the Sky. We did this road (Schaffer Trail) a few years ago when we had a high clearance vehicle, but did not do it in the van. |
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| A nice drive along the river |
The Needles:
The Needles section of Canyonlands is on the southeastern
side of the park and does not see as many visitors. We had not
been to The Needles before and it quickly became our
favorite section.
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| Driving from Moab to the Needles |
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| Newspaper Rock on the way to the Needles |
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| Our campsite in the National Park Campground. |
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| It was private, had shade, and fantastic views............ |
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| it even had a view of the Wooden Shoe Arch |
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| Cave Springs Hike |
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| This is why it's called The Needles |
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| Lots of off-road opportunities, but not the greatest for bicycles:( |
The next post will be Leg Three
(The Needles to Drew's house in Apache Junction)
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