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  • Road Trip: Day 35

    Posted on October 2nd, 2012 tcorzett No comments

    To my surprise I woke-up this morning and could actually move my extremities! I figured that I’d at least have a difficult time getting out of bed, but for some reason I had no troubles. After breakfast at the hotel I headed out into a bustling town.

    Moab was awake and full of people… the hotel was sold-out and the parking lot was full of Jeeps. I wasn’t expecting this, especially mid-week after labor day, but then I realized… this is the busy season (summer is just too hot).

    Yesterday I didn’t drive to Dead Horse Point and thought I might be able to fit it in today, but I just wasn’t feeling it… besides, by 9:30am the light was getting too harsh for good photos. I did tweak my route a little bit to optimize the scenic locations I traveled through, so that counts for something.


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    Much of the morning was spent having fun with passing lanes, and boy do I like passing lanes! There aren’t many cars on the road that can keep-up with mine through 4th gear… and it’s fun to test it. Being able to pass at a moment’s notice is just awesome. That being said, I spent most of the time relaxing and not passing people so that I could stop to take photos (without being an ass).

    When I reached Monument Valley I just had to stop and take a photo of the road. I think I’ve started a new tradition for my road trips… trying not to get run over while sitting (literally) in the middle of the road.

    While stopped I also took a few photos of the G8. Of course I took one with the road in the background, but posting that here would be a bit repetitive (see Facebook). Here is one of the G8 in the deserts of Utah.

    At this point my route took me into Arizona, the last different state I’ll be traveling in this trip. Looking back at the journey so far, I really have traveled a long ways!

    Today’s route was very scenic… One moment I was driving along a mesa, the next I plunged into a deep canyon. Just about everywhere I turned there was another photogenic view. I even saw a large arch just steps from the freeway… ‘sigh. While I didn’t stop to photograph the arch, I did pullover several times to capture the scenery.

    My trip today was short and I arrived in Page, AZ early in the afternoon. Since I had lots of time, I decided to take a short “hike” to a Glen Canyon Dam scenic overlook that was just down the street from my hotel.

    After checking into my hotel, and learning that I gained an hour due to the funky Arizona timezone, I spent the remainder of the afternoon waiting for the hotel’s restaurant to open. I got a great parking spot, and didn’t want to give it up, but I should have… as the food wasn’t great (and that’s from someone who’s previous meal was a hotel breakfast 9 hours earlier).

    Tomorrow I’ll be checking-out the Grand Canyon on my way back into Utah, so I best take advantage of the “extra hour” and get a good night sleep!

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