2011 Trip - Day 57
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Monday, June 13 - Canyonlands, The Needles, UT - 261.7 miles, 9916.6 for the trip
Wow, I only had to make a 1/3 of a pot of coffee this morning! With Don & Anne along we go through two pots (it is a 4 cup coffee maker). I made reservations at Arch View Campground which is about 9 miles north of Moab. Beautiful views in all directions, family style bathrooms, but they put me in a fairly small space - I have to park the RAV4 behind the trailer. On top of that there is a female mulberry tree next to the site (at least it is on the left side) that drops berries all over the place - they get tracked into the trailer & are tough to clean off the floor.
When I made the reservation the woman on the phone suggested I drive out to the Needles section of Canyonlands on the way rather than make the 75 mile drive from the campground. I did, and there were many nice rock formations throughout the drive & park. They are tough to photograph because the appeal is the overall view & that doesn't fit in the normal frame of the camera. I did take some panoramas that I'll try to stitch together after I get home.
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Monument Valley, AZ |
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Along 160 |
Newspaper Rock, UT |
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Canyonlands National Park, UT |
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Puebloan Granary, Canyonlands |
Cowboy Camp, Canyonlands |
Cave Spring, Canyonlands |
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Tree, Canyonlands |
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Canyonlands National Park |
Site 42, Arch View Campground, Moab, UT |
I have to take a break from the trip report to congratulate a former student. Brian Ronan was one of my students at SUNY Oswego - last night he won a Tony Award for his sound design of The Book of Mormon. Having one of your students excel is one of the greatest rewards of teaching - I've had many successful students, but Brian is the first to win a Tony.
Back to today - I'm in site 42 for the next 3 days. The plan is to explore Arches, Canyonlands, and the sights of Moab.
Until Tomorrow...
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March 20, 2012