We stopped at the Powell River History Museum.
John Wesley Powell was an amazing person. He explored the Green and Colorado River in the late 1800s, which was a feat in itself. But he did it with ONE ARM!
We arrived at the campground in time to get ready for Canyonlands Dutch Oven Dinner & boat ride with light and sound show. The ride was up the Colorado River and we were surprised to find that it was only waist deep water. At dark the light and sound show was VERY unique. There is a road that runs alongside the river. They run a truck on the road with a huge light system, which shines lights on the rocks while the music and narration is done in the boat. We are all wondering how in the world this guy is allowed to run a truck down this road shining bright lights! He’s been in business since 1965 so I guess he knows the right people.
Our first day in Moab was spent at Arches National Park. Water and ice, extreme temperatures, and underground salt movement are responsible for the sculptured rock scenery of Arches National Park. There are over 2,000 arches and we only saw about a dozen of them! Today, new arches are being formed and old ones destroyed.
We arrived at the campground in time to get ready for Canyonlands Dutch Oven Dinner & boat ride with light and sound show. The ride was up the Colorado River and we were surprised to find that it was only waist deep water. At dark the light and sound show was VERY unique. There is a road that runs alongside the river. They run a truck on the road with a huge light system, which shines lights on the rocks while the music and narration is done in the boat. We are all wondering how in the world this guy is allowed to run a truck down this road shining bright lights! He’s been in business since 1965 so I guess he knows the right people.
Our first day in Moab was spent at Arches National Park. Water and ice, extreme temperatures, and underground salt movement are responsible for the sculptured rock scenery of Arches National Park. There are over 2,000 arches and we only saw about a dozen of them! Today, new arches are being formed and old ones destroyed.
Landscape Arch measures 306 feet base to base. In 1991 a rock slab 60 feet long, 11 feet thick fell from the underside, leaving behind a thinner ribbon of rock 6 feet thick. 
Probably the most unique arch is Delicate Arch, but we found out that Landscape Arch was really supposed to be named Delicate Arch, but when the signs were put up, they were put up incorrectly and wasn’t discovered until they had been displayed for quite some time, so they just stuck with the incorrect names. So, really the arch above, called Landscape, is really Delicate.
My favorite was the double arch. They call it the North and South Window.
Once you hike up to it, you can sit under it in the shade & there’s a really nice breeze and a beautiful view. The only thing we forgot was OUR LUNCH, which we left in the car!
Probably the most unique arch is Delicate Arch, but we found out that Landscape Arch was really supposed to be named Delicate Arch, but when the signs were put up, they were put up incorrectly and wasn’t discovered until they had been displayed for quite some time, so they just stuck with the incorrect names. So, really the arch above, called Landscape, is really Delicate.My favorite was the double arch. They call it the North and South Window.
Once you hike up to it, you can sit under it in the shade & there’s a really nice breeze and a beautiful view. The only thing we forgot was OUR LUNCH, which we left in the car!
Canyonland National Park is the largest national park in the state of Utah. It is divided into three districts by the Green and Colorado Rivers: the Island in the Sky, the Needles and the Maze. We only visited the Island in the Sky area, which sits atop a massive 1500 foot mesa. What beautiful views! 
Dead Horse Point was once used as a corral for wild mustangs roaming on the mesa. It was a narrow neck of land surrounded by cliffs, a 2,000 foot drop down to the Colorado River.
Cowboys chose the horses they wanted and for some reason left the other horses to die of thirst.Just beside this area we found a couple of rocks that Marcia and I decided to “ham it up.”
We found a pretty cool arch in Canyonland. We checked it out and found that it had a crack between the cliff and the arch. We were not sure how it was being held up, but somebody actually got up on top of it while we were there!
We took a couple of hikes out to some of the viewpoints and of course Bill had to mark our trails. Check out the dirt road. Now that would be a cool motorcycle ride!
Bar-M Chuckwagon western show and cowboy supper was fantastic! Our evening started with a gun fight 
and then we moved on to supper. Valerie was a recording artist in Nashville and Alan was a singer/songwriter and toured the world with “Up With People.” Alan played the Sheriff, cook, server, and singer and was the perfect host! After dinner we were entertained by Alan, Valerie and 3 others with old cowboy songs. A few of the guests were invited up on the stage to learn how to lasso. 
The best part of the show was the “Butt Brothers” I think that’s what they called themselves. I took a lot of pictures, but I was laughing so hard, none of them turned out……but I did manage to get a photo from someone. 
FINALLY, another free day. Most of the group went on the optional 4 hour river raft trip. OMG we had sooo much fun!
We were supposed to get water guns, but they forgot to bring them, so our groups used the buckets on board to “cool off” the group. What a fun water battle.
FINALLY, another free day. Most of the group went on the optional 4 hour river raft trip. OMG we had sooo much fun!
We were supposed to get water guns, but they forgot to bring them, so our groups used the buckets on board to “cool off” the group. What a fun water battle.
Then we hit small rapids and lost one of our guys, Tony, who was in a “ducky.” His wife, Brenda, was yelling at him to paddle and when she turned around, she found he wasn’t even in the boat!!!! 
It was such an enjoyable day to meander down the river and have the guides do all the work. We needed the relaxation!
It was such an enjoyable day to meander down the river and have the guides do all the work. We needed the relaxation!
Well, maybe some of us didn’t have to work.
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