Arches National Park, Moab, UT

We had breakfast at a sweet little coffee shop in Bluff, UT. Andrea, one of the owners, was very funny and insisted that the oatmeal was going to be the "best oatmeal ever" - it was! We had to buy some to bring home with us. The coffee was really good too. It was an interesting place, with a lot of art work, jewelry, pottery, and other items made by local artists for sale. The coffee house is also for sale if anyone is interested.

The road to Moab was a pretty easy drive. Not much to report except a bit of rain on the way. I think the hardest thing to get a grip on in this part of the country is the time! Some parts of Arizona don't recognize daylight savings time, but the Navajo Nation does. So if you are traveling across the reservation, your time is different than other parts of AZ. Then, Utah is on daylight savings time, so it's always confusing. If you're able to get cell phone connections, the time is updated correctly, but that's not always available. So most of the time, we don't know what time it is! When we arrived in Moab, it was already 2:00 PM. We checked in to our hotel and went for a late lunch, then headed up to the Park.

The park was really crowded, so we opted to avoid some of the more congested viewpoints and trails. As usual, Dave got some great shots, and we got a good feel for the land. We stayed at the park until almost 9:00, but the light was good for shooting photos. The picture below is Balanced Rock.