Winding Down

Well we have finished our travels through Utah, Arizona, and are now in New Mexico starting the trip back East.  I must say the truck and I won't miss 8,000 - 9,000 foot peaks/passes.  Utah was fabulous and we left a lot to come back and see.  Another great surprise was Page Arizona, which we enjoyed immensely and could have spent 2 or 3 more days there...oh well hopefully another trip.  Our trip down to the Grand Canyon was interesting with hail pounding us for about a mile.  The road turned white with hail and I was glad to shift over to 4 wheel drive.

We are in Bernalillo NM right now getting ready to start a serious trek back East.  We need to be at the Grand Design factory in Middlebury, IN.  They are going to do a few tweaks to our trailer during which we will be homeless for about 3 weeks...so if you hear a knock at the door it's not a salesman.  Enjoy the pictures, I try to include several that I haven't posted on Facebook.  These are a mix between Capitol Reef, Zion, Grand Canyon North Rim and Page AZ.

Capitol Reef

 Angel's Window (above) and Antelope Canyon Lake Powell (below)

 The Castle at Lake Powell

 Horseshoe Bend

 Kiva (house) at Mesa Verde

Utah

Utah has been great so far, we are about halfway through our visit here and love the scenery.  The mountains aren't quite as much fun for the truck towing the trailer (it isn't thrilled from about 8,000 ft plus).  So far we have been to Flaming Gorge along with Arches and Canyonlands National Parks.  A few photos from our recent travels...

Flaming Gorge Dam

 Red Canyon Visitor Center

 Red Canyon

 Look at the Rock Strata, straight up...has to be some immense stress

 Spirit Lake 10,000 ft plus elevation

 North Window Arches NP

 South Window Arches NP

 Balanced Rock Arches NP

 Double Arch

 Grand Vista, Canyonlands NP

 Another view of Grand Vista

 Green River Overlook, Canyonlands NP

 Landscape Arch...spans two football fields.

 Mesa Arch, Canyonlands NP

 Mule deer showing us the way