This morning we were up a bit earlier and out to Arches NP again. Today we did the major tourist arches, Windows, Double, Turret and Park Avenue. Except Jill and I gave many of the formations much more appropriate names: Prairie Dog, Mummy, Ink Well, Wise Men, Cathedral, Old Ladies Shoe, Elf Shoe, Lion Head and Lasagna Rock with Cheese. Make sure and look for the renamed features when you make your trip here. After a couple of hours, we returned to town and I had a disappointing coffee. Back to the hotel for laundry. We then took a drive to the Canyonlands National Park. It is due west of Moab but you go north 10 miles and then southeast. It is a stunning canyon. Wind was heavy but it also cleared the view. The sign said you could see 152 miles on clear days. We were close to that.

Back to Moab for dinner at the Baja Grill. It has been here 25 years and the food shows why it has sustained all these years. Fine food, another excellent choice by our scout, Spike. Spike will get his own page inn a week or so, stay tuned.

We pull up stakes (I am starting to talk western) and plan to mosey south to Mesa Verde National Park when the suns up.

Pictures today are most of the “Classic” arches most people view.

Back to the Arch /May 31, 2026 by Dave Hileman