Across Utah (Torrey to Moab)

Another cool morning start but this time Clint and Charleen had a relaxing day riding at the rear as Kerry and I did the lead today.

Over the last couple of days we have been riding through very dry hot country and today was no different except that we finally encountered some water. We reached the Colorado River which will eventually run in to the main part of the Grand Canyon which we will see in a couple of weeks. Clint found a fabulous viewpoint from which we took some fabulous shots. We were quite excited to see the river as it has a long history with the Grand Canyon.

Kerry and I have had an intermittent problem with our intercom as it sometimes cuts out and we can't communicate with each other except for hand signals. This has created quite a bit of fun as we sometimes misread the hand signals and we sometimes have some explaining to do when we stop. This will be rectified when we get to Tulsa as the suppliers will be at the WingDing.

We called in to see the Natural Arches National Park and saw some spectacular arches that have been carved through the Canyons. Before we left Australia we purchased a National Parks Pass and so far we are way in front compared to what they charge here for each entrance.

We stopped for lunch about an hour out of Moab and while we were there a thunderstorm came through and Kerry and I and Ken and Christine donned our wet weather gear but Clint and Charleen decided to brave it but five minutes down the road we hit 95 degree weather and for the next half hour we broiled in our wet weather suits. The area where we stopped to change out of them turned out to be a spectacular hole in a ridge and we ended up getting some great shots of the area.

It was very hot riding in to Moab and we were greatful that the motel was air conditioned and pleasant.

We topped the day off with a nice meal and wine at a Italian restaurant.

Some more photo's.