August 19, 2013
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Epic Road Trip, Day 8, part 1
I bet you've noticed that some days I took so many pictures to share with you I've had to break the days into 3 parts. Well, Day 8, being one of the best days for photography is going to have a bit more than that. I'll be showing you 143 photos of the 248 I took.....while I'd like to show you them all, I have to draw a line somewhere, right? And the good news is that the photos speak for themselves so I can show them without too many comments getting in the way!
That said, let's start with us waking up with the sun here in Dead Horse Point (DHP).
Our goal for the day was to cache and hang in Moab till 4:00pm, when we were scheduled for a tour of the Fiery Furnace in Arches National Park. We started off by looking around camp.
Then we went to the viewpoint. And didn't want to leave.
Some panorama to the left, and some to the right. No matter which way we looked, we were awestruck. You'll see variations on these views several times.
Even Lewis and Puddles enjoyed it here. 
Quin took Puddles (the dog) and Lewis (baby leopard) with him just about everywhere today, posing them and giving them rabbit ears every chance he got.
That rock on the left looked as though it was squeezed out of a pastry bag. The point at DHP had a lovely parking lot and paved walking trails, info boards and cool rock walls.
The photo ops were endless for Kendrah and I. Quin just wanted to be a photo op.
It was Kendrah's dream to catch a lizard. This was one of many she missed.
I did say the rock walls were cool, right?
More panoramas.
Kendrah and I with the view behind us.
It was hot, so Puddles and Lewis hid in a hole in the rock to cool off.
As promised, there will be more.
Comments (4)
Awesome!!!
@Aloysius_son - I'm just getting started! Have you been to the Moab, Utah area before, or is this new to you?
@craftea - Never to Utah. Arizona, Colorodo, and New Mexico a couple of times. It was amazing to see the geography then and again now!
@Aloysius_son - I really wanted to see New Mexico, but couldn't fit it into my trip. Utah was definitely my favorite for views. The Garden of the Gods in Colorado was awesome and I'll post pictures later of Sedona and Jerome, Arizona -- all beautiful locations -- but here at DHP, Arches and Canyonlands (all very close to each other) was where I wanted to stay longer.