The town of Moab is not particularly exciting. The main street is lined with overpriced motels, restaurants, T-shirt shops and Indian souvenir shops. But the setting is spectacular. The town's main focus is adventuring and you can do anything from rock-climbing to cycling, river boat trips to Hummer tours. Just north is Arches National Park and to the west is Canyonlands National Park. We had limited time, so we decided to visit Arches. The formations are composed of Entrada Sandstone (salmon colored) and Navajo Sandstone (beige). The scale of the formations is hard to comprehend from photos.
From the Arches we headed southeast. Just off the highway was another wonderful structure, Wilson Arch.
We took a side road to see Newspaper Rock National Historic Site. It's a large rock wall with 2000 years of petroglyphs.
From there we went to Dolores, Colorado. We stopped at the Anasazi Heritage Center, where Robert works. It's a really beautiful museum, with a trail to the top of the mountain. There were Pueblo ruins and 360 degree views of the surrounding area.
We had dinner at Robert and Mike's gorgeous home, then off to sleep in their cozy guest room. Tomorrow we visit Mesa Verde!
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