Calf Canyon Bed and Breakfast Bluff

... Valley? I decided on Monument Valley, and this was one of the best decisions I made. I'm truly glad I didn't miss this part of the trip. It was right around 5PM when I chose the northern route onto 191 into Utah. I was starting to think about where I'd spend the night, so I kept my eyes open for a likely place to camp.

Some time after turning south onto 163 in the Valley, I came upon a sign that read Mexican Hat Rock Road, so I turned off the ...

... 345;ejmě.) Zdejší rozlehlý území patří Navahům, takže celá dnešní a vlastně i zítřejší trasa vypadá podobně. Silnice skoro až za obzor rovná, kolem nás více či méně strmý červeně zbarvený skalní útvary, podél cesty ploty, za nima roztroušený papírový přízemní barabizny s plechovejma střechama, připomínající slumy a kolem nich auta polorozež ...

... expériences et des rencontres hétérogčnes qui nous modčlent en un tout cohérent.
Bon, revenons aux choses sérieuses, la carte est ŕ la hauteur des attentes : muesli maison, yahourt maison bio, pancakes aux bluberries... Comme quoi, le bio existe bien ici, ils doivent juste avoir des lobbies moins puissants que les autres. Quoi que... Un magazine qui traine sur un présentoir tente de faire de nous des végétariens pour sauver la plančte ...

... to 1895. One person wrote, "Party on, dudes." My expert archaeological dating analysis tells me it was written in the early 90's. By the time Allison and I made it back to the truck, we both decided we had enough for the day. The truck doesn't have air conditioning either, so it was a long hot drive back home. I think we'll move on to hiking in the mountains of Colorado until September, when things start to cool down again.

Silas

White Mesa, Utah, United States 78ers

... the river and watched the fire until bed time.
I slept horrible that night! I just couldn't get comfortable- I felt like I was awake as much as I was asleep, so unlike most days- I was glad to get up. We had oatmeal, dried fruit, and coffee for breakfast, packed up our camp and got on the water. It was another beautiful day and we just floated and relaxed...until the rapids. I'm kind of joking, but I have to say that ever since Silas and I ...

... and hour, Robert and Louise would chime in "5 miles an hour David - it's still 5 miles an hour!"

Once we made it down to the bottom of the mesa, we were driving across a surreal plain - more desert than ever, devoid of trees, just red sand and sagebrush stretching on and on, with mesas and buttes jutting up in the distance, fading into the haze. We couldn't understand how anyone could survive in the area! We drove out of the rain and smack into a huge dust storm ...

... hundred yards from the bus - but to no avail, we had missed sunrise and I was in no state to be looking for silver linings - I was getting some more sleep before we started our day for real! A little later we rocked up to the menu of the day: Canyon de Chelly (pronounced 'de-shay').  Sniffling and croaky with A/C-induced man flu, I was not particularly loving the idea of trekking through canyons all day, though when I got out to see what the ...

Another early morning for us. We wanted to get back to Arches National Park in the morning when the heat was less and we were fresh. Leaving at about 7:30/8:00 a.m., it was a balmy 70 degrees. By the time we reached Arches, it was almost 85 again! But that was still less than the 100 degrees the day before. We had planned to see as many arches as we could before we had to get back to the hotel and check out at 11:00 a.m. We grossly underestimated ...

... climbing ladders. Holly and Zach did the Junior Ranges program for which they earned a badge - it was an excellent program and made them focus on the animals, geology, history and original people in the area. The park headquarters and staff residences all use solar power. They have almost 1 acre of land covered in solar panels that produces 50 KHz and is stored in a huge battery bank. We left the Park around lunchtime and ...

... cedar plateau area, but the one I was most interested in was called House on Fire. When you see the picture you will understand how it got its name. It was a very easy mile hike to the ruin, along level terrain. It wasn't easy to miss either, all you had to do was look for all of the photographers! Later that day we did a quick pass through Natural Bridges National Monument. It had gotten late in the day and we were able to make the visitors center just ...