A More Laid Back Day

It rained and blew hard last night.  The temperature dropped to 39 degrees and it was COLD this morning.  But the sun came out and it warmed up to short sleeve weather, so we started our easy going day.

We are down in this valley somewhere.

Terri had a chiropractic appointment this morning at 9:45 so we drove into town.  She was happy with the results the doctor made with her back.  He advised her to walk for an hour before getting back in the car, so we walked a mile around downtown Moab.  We were busy being tourists in a town that is badly effected by the government shutdown.  There are no crowds like we saw on the first day of October, people have left town.

After our downtown walk we took a break and went home for lunch and a short nap.  I believe that is how it's supposed to be done by retirees.  When we woke up it was bright sunshine and time to do a little driving and hiking.

We have been looking at a mountain range out the front window of our motorhome and it was time to go exploring.  We hopped in the Fit and drove on small roads in the direction of the red mountains.  Pretty soon we hit dirt roads and started climbing the switch back gravel path into the canyons.

Up and up and up the windy dirt road until we were above the waterfall.
And then we kept on going.

The switchbacks lead us to a waterfall that again came out of an area that should not have water coming through it.  I was curious so we kept driving until we hit the end of the road.  It wasn't exactly the end, but if you didn't drive a Jeep it was the end.  So we got out and started walking.

Terri looks back toward civilization.  Time to go further the other way.

So we are on a go nowhere road of no special note and yet what we were seeing was amazing.  The rock formations, the canyons, the flowing stream from nowhere and mountains as far as we could see.

Big rock...little car.

It's better to hike up this area. Leave the Fit where it won't get stuck.

What's up that dirt path?  I could hear running water.

The stream that fed the waterfall.  Where does all this water come from in the middle of all this rock?

Now even I can't balance a rock like that.....yet.  I'll keep practicing.

The view you see in the photo below is as we drove back into the valley we are staying in this week.  We checked into staying at a BLM campground we saw on our drive today.  The camp host told us it was officially closed so we could not stay there Saturday and Sunday, so we are going to spend two more nights where we are.  It's very nice where we are so we don't mind.

Home is somewhere down there.

Compared to yesterday this has been a laid back relaxing day.  Maybe we'll go into town tonight to listen to some Friday night bar music.  I promise not to get into any bar fights and I will keep my drinking to a minimum.

I think this wagon wheel may be beyond repair.



Fixer upper?