Yesterday, I was heading down Interstate 15 - not really knowing where I wanted to end up. I was in Utah and recalled that my friend Jan Larsson once owned property near Salt Lake City (I was about 50 miles north of SLC at the time).. so, I called Jan to let him know that I was in his old stomping grounds.
In our conversation, Jan mentioned that if I had a chance, I should take a drive to a city called Moab which is in the SE part of the state. He told me that over a course of 10 years, he had visited this area every year to hike and explore and he said that of all the places in the world he has travelled ..(and my buddy Jan has a LOT of miles on him) - that this area was the most beautiful he had ever visited.
Well.. with no real destination in mind (other than sight seeing and possibly a golf course) I turned off I-15 and headed SE.
I could see a good part of what Jan was talking about driving into Moab last nite... it is a very pretty area.. but - today I visited Arches National Park - a 20 mile drive off the highway which has vistas and hiking trails and I was overwhelmed by what I saw. I've always liked the rugged scenery in eastern Montana and the badlands of N Dakota with its colors and buttes... but this was special.
I put the two top ones up first.. this was part of a hiking trail I took to see a rock formation called Delicate Arch which is one of the hi-lite formations in the park. The ledge was about 6 feet wide and the drop down was about 300 feet in places (I think - I didn't look over the edge to chek)... I am soooo afraid of heights and I swear I thought I was going to faint a couple of times... but I made it and didn't embarrass myself - too badly!
Thank you to you Jan for recommending this area.. It's fantastic.
Life is Good!
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