Utah has lost any charm it may have had. It's Sunday, and it seems that NOTHING is open on Sunday in Utah, at least around Salt Lake City. The wildlife refuge is closed, as is the old train station, as are most restaurants, stores and gas stations. So we decided that we'd get out of Utah as quickly as we could. We started east for Colorado. However just as we were heading out, we got a call from our friend Robert, whom we planned to visit in Dolores, Colorado. He suggested that we go through Moab, Utah, and visit several national parks there. So we stayed in Utah on Highway 40, then 6, then 191. While on 40 we saw a sign in Heber City for a historic railroad, so we stopped. We found the Heber Valley Railroad, a restored excursion train. There were a number of old engines and cars.
The scenery in Utah varied from dry and desolate to really spectacular. There was lots of fall color, but the Aspens appeared to be beyond their peak.
As we neared Moab, the scenery became more rocky.
We arrived in Moab late in the afternoon, anticipating some great hiking and photo taking tomorrow.
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