Comfort Inn Of Blanding

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... all the names on the walls and resting. I was dreading the hike back, but it turned out to not be nearly as bad as the hike in- but still hot! When we got back to the truck we decided that we would wait until it cools off to do any of the other hikes in the area. <br> We continued down the road which comes out just south of Bluff and went to Sand Island (the put-in for the San Juan River) to eat our lunch. After resting in the shade for a while we ...

... found something like that! In behind the museum was an archaeological site with a reconstructed kiva, and an interesting demonstration on light movement and petroglyphs. <br><br>From Blanding we headed west towards the Natural Bridges National Monument, stopping on the way at a couple of archaeological sites - Butler Wash and Mule Canyon. Butler Wash is a cliff dwelling site that can only be accessed by a hike through a delightful stretch of alpine desert terrain. They've had ...

... been scratched throught a black layer of desert varnish (caused by water running over a sandstone face), through to the lighter colored sandstone beneath. The most common images were animals - bison, deer or antelope, bighorn sheep, birds, and a variety of what looked like animal pelts. There were also a large number of footprints. There were three or four figures mounted on ...

... pinon jays, and titmice. After setting camp, we explored a bit. Had to run back to Blanding for provisions which gave us a chance to visit the Edge of the Cedars State Park Museum with the partially excavated and restored pueblo. We could even climb down inside to see what a kiva was like. A beautiful exhibit of pictograph photography brought it all to life. As we drove back to Natural Bridges, we stopped to view ...

... it I was holding one of Silas' hands. *Another thing that should have been a signal that something was going on* I noticed that Silas' hand was very cold and clammy- I remember thinking that that was kind of weird since it was so hot outside, but I didn't put much more thought into it. And after I got done reading the card Silas proposed!!! I was so surprised- I didn't see it coming at all! In fact, in my state of surprise I ...

... How lucky am I? Nice staying off my bike. After the hike I once again bathed in the sink of the Visitors Center and then the couple made me a really nice meal. I wanted more but no complaints because it was something different then bagels.

... paar foto's erbij doen om een indruk te geven. Tijdens de rit erna toe kwamen we door Moab, dit zag er behoorlijk gezellig uit. Even hebben we getwijfeld, maar we hadden nog veel plannen dus hebben we toch maar besloten door te gaan. Toen we in Blanding aankwamen bleek het meer een soort gat te zijn....tja, 't is niet anders. We zochten een motel uit dat er van buiten een beetje redelijk uitzag. We zagen een 25 dollar motel en ...