Moab, Utah

I almost forgot to mention that the Shiloh Restaurant in Cortez, CO, has some wonderful food and I tried their country fried Elk steak while in that area touring Mesa Verde.  If you're in the area I recommend this restaurant and the Elk steak.

I arrived in Moab on Tuesday, May 11th, and checked into the Spanish Trails RV Park.  This is the sister park of the one I stayed at in Mancos, CO, near Mesa Verde.

I will be meeting Mary Kay and Jim our long time friends from our gourmet group that has been together for forty years.  It will be refreshing to see some old friends who can help me celebrate Sharon's birthday on May 13th.

After checking into the RV park I scouted out some hiking sites along SR279.  This highway runs west along the north side of the Colorado river and Moab.  Much of the route is dominated by sheer sandstone monolithes which to the naked eye appear to be unstable.  Nonetheless I found rock climbers trying to scale the cliffs and it gave me the "willies."  Check out this young lady (for a larger view, simply click, or double click the photos).

 

I didn't wait around to see if she made it past the overhang.

Here are a few more shots of the scenery along this route.

After scouting out a hike that will take me to Corona Arch I retired to my trailer for a little wine and snacks.