Day 4 - Moab, UT - Arches NP

Wow, not a great word for what we saw today, but you get the picture.  The scenery is just incredible!  It was pretty warm again today (mid to upper 90's) but we still got out and did a little hiking in the park in search of their namesake arches.  Below is one picture, of many, that both Cathy and I took today.  Gives you a little view into what we saw.

We got back to the trailer around 2:00pm, had a little lunch and then Cathy and I headed into town and let the boys chill.  If you haven't been to Moab before, plan a trip.  Talk about "adventure central"!  Not only do you have the NPs, but you have mountain biking, 4x4 trails-rentals, sky diving, white water rafting, jet boating, etc.  Well, you get the picture.  We hadn't planned on it, but from what I saw yesterday when I ran into town, we decided to book a jet boat trip on the Colrado River, which boarders Arches NP.  This was a sunset trip.  Really glad we did.  We were on the river going up through these awsome sandstone canyons.  Let's just say, those images will last forever in my memory (if I don't kill those brain cells :-)).  We were in a smaller (10 person) jet boat, which was really cool.  We did the requisite spins and such, which was a blast. Greg wasn't completly onboard with the whole thing though, but he had fun none the less.

Tomorrow we head to Cortez, CO, which is just outside Mesa Verde NP.  This is where the Najavo cliff dwellers lived.  Should be pretty neat.  I took another look at out itinery and decided we have enough time tomorrow to head to 4 Corners.  It's only 45 minutes from Cortez, so if we drop the trailer and then head over there, we should have enough time to visit Mesa Verde the following day.

Its funny, you get sad when you have to leave a place, but then you remember you have yet another adventure awating you the next day in another location.  I'll take it.