We got up early, ate breakfast in the room, got all our stuff ready for the day, and went out to catch the bus to take those interested for an early morning hike. But it was raining pretty hard, with lightning, so no hike today. Since most of this trip has been on the bus, that was disappointing. But it made sense. Nothing else was planned until 10.
So we went to the laundromat and washed a batch of clothes. Then I took a nap to catch up from a too short night's sleep.
Our picnic at Dead Horse State Park was cold. We were at 6080 feet, it was cloudy and windy and 59 degrees. I was wearing shorts, t shirt, and a long sleeved shirt. (The weatherman lied to me.) after we ate we took pictures. It was beautiful scenery made more beautiful by clouds below us. Utah calls this place the Grand Canyon of Utah. It fits.
There is a family on this trip--a 9 year old girl, her mother, and her grandmother. I brought my cribbage board on this trip and started teaching Kristina how to play today. Her addition is not as good as my 4 and 6 year old great-grandchildren, but she's getting the game and enjoying it.
We got back from our chilly trip to Canyonland National Park today before 4. (The high today was 64, which is quite rare for this part of the country at this time of year.) More beautiful scenery and more roads at high elevations. Getting into the park is a section of road they call "the neck." This bit of road has several thousand foot drop offs on both sides.
The bus that we are using now is the same bus that our friends Don and Char were on last year. Our driver misses the bus he had, as this one has controls in different places than what he is used to.
There is an optional trip down the river tonight which we aren't going on, so we have an evening to ourselves. It will be nice to be on our own.
(see Lynn's attached picture)
