"On the road again. . . just can't wait to get on the road again!"
Today, marked the day we got to get in the car and drive. . .and drive. . .and drive WEST! We were on our way home, and honestly, we had had such an awesome time, but we were so tired and so ready to be back in Fresno! Today we drove from Denver to Moab. It was the most scenic drives of our entire trip, driving down I-70 and a scenic by-way to Moab.
We took a break around lunch time in Vail. It is such a beautiful little ski-town that is beautiful in the summer, also. We enjoyed walking around their chateau-like village filled with expensive ski-shops and Starbucks (where I stopped to get some caffeine in my body before I began my turn of driving). It was also nice and cool there, which made it really hard to get back on the road and continue our trek.
While driving through the mountains of Colorado, we reached the brilliant altitude of 10,000 feet. As we made our trek into Utah, the scenery began to get more and more red. Utah is known for its red soil, which makes it very beautiful! Our drive along the scenic byway brought us to the sad and depressing town of Cisco, where it has become a modern-day ghost town. The drive followed the winding Colorado River as it made its way through the state. It was one of the most beautiful drives that Jon and I had ever driven. We were breathless as we drove and admired God's handiwork! We finally made it into Moab, where we joined my parents camping (although. . . it was more like luxury camping because I was able to watch Food Network and catch up on my blogging from the camper!). Once we were there, we quickly gobbled our dinner and went to explore Arches National Park, before the sun set. Once again, we were memorized by God's beautiful creation! There were rock formations that looked like camels, courthouses, and even one with a large rock balancing on top of another one! It was also amazing to watch the sunset over these rocks!
It was truly an amazingly beautiful day, despite spending most of it stuck in the car!
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