Moab, Utah
Salt Flats, Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah
Reno, Nevada
Lake Tahoe, Nevada
Waking up in a car is never fun; this morning was no exception. We had taken the pain though for a good cause and that was to see the arches and rocks of Moab, Utah in the morning light and in a nearly empty park. As soon as we arrived we knew our future deformed postures had been worth it. The park was indeed nearly empty and made our drive and hiking so much more enjoyable. We took our time making sure to take more pictures than necessary and taking the time to absorb the sheer beauty before us. It was a highlight of the trip so far and we would recommend it to anyone.
We enjoyed an impromptu lunch at one of the vista points and once again hit the road for Lake Tahoe around 12:30P.M. Now this leg of the trip was expected to take 8 hours, and we were even crossing a time zone, which would have shaved an hour off. Around 12:30A.M. we realized somewhere our calculations had been wrong. It was a long drive with the climax being a drive through the salt flats (which I can say was still fairly anti-climactic). We attempted to taste the salt directly from the flats but aren’t so sure if it was salt or just mud. This pretty much sums up the rest of the 12-hour journey. Oh yeah, we did hit the slots at a rest stop just to test our luck in Nevada. It was a hard earned $0.25 down the drain and I think I’m going to give up gambling for good. We finally got into Tahoe with intentions to camp and found a campground around 1:30A.M, set-up camp, and hit the sack right away. It was a long, but necessary, day of driving.
Lisl, Me, & Dan in front of the most famous of the arches in Arches National Park in Moab, Utah.
If we ever started a band, this is the photo that would undoubtedly be on the inside cover and on every magazine.
The balanced rock perched next to me.
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