Frisco, CO to Moab, UT

April 4, 2011 – Frisco, CO to Moab, UT
The new day looked more promising. We found out that a car had struck a trucker, who was putting on chains. With other minor accidents and the snow, the road had been closed. Sad.
In Glenwood Springs, we got new wiper blades, filled up our gas & propane, washed the car, shopped for groceries, and YES!, we went to the hot springs. The water was salty and hot. There are actually over 15 elements in that water. The pools are big, and it was wonderful after our cold night.
In Fruita, CO, we visited a dinosaur museum. The smallest herbivore dinosaur is named for that town. There were paleontologists working on the fossils and dinosaur bones there behind a picture window.
We arrived at the Arches National Park visitor center in the evening and planned our next day. The campground there was full, do we drove up alongside the Colorado River to Hal Canyon and pulled in for the night. After a bike ride and dinner, we sat on a bench beside the river and watched the flotsam drift rapidly by, and then the stars came out.

April 5, 2011 – Moab, UT
Windows are some of the arches at the national park. Our hike led us around them, among arches and fantastic columns and red rocks that are ready to topple. We walked the marked trails and over the slick rock, learning from our guide about the geology, the wonders above and below ground.
After a lunch in Moab, we are resting so we can spend the evening in the park. We are settled in Canyonlands Campground within the town, and I’m going swimming!
The evening was beautiful in Arches National Park. Soft light brought out the beauty in the rocks. We hiked down the Devils Garden Trail to see Tunnel Arch, Pine Tree Arch and ultra long Landscape Arch. In the Amphitheater by the campground, we joined lots of children for a talk on midget rattlers, black widows, and giant hairy scorpions. I watched to moon come up by the arches. It looked like a hand holding its dark self. We stopped in the dark to see the stars unobstructed by light pollution.