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Day 7 – Even Jenn runs out of words

September 13, 2013 By Chris Estes

Day 7 – Even Jenn runs out of words

Jenn Rigger wrote this but is too tired to post.

Today, we ventured from our idyllic lakeside location in Colorado to Moab, UT.  Once we got out of the Rockies, there was kinda nothing as far as the eye could see, and by nothing, we really mean, NUFFIN.  The funny part of this drive was to look around at the vast emptiness all the way to the horizon as you pass an exit sign with “No Services” emblazoned underneath.  Seriously, no ****, Sherlock.  You think we needed your freakin’ road sign to tell us that there is precisely nada in the way of civiliation here???  That little written confirmation of the glaringly obvious struck us as funny.

After about an hour of driving through nothing, punctuated by construction delays, we arrived at Arches National Park.  We have officially run out of adjectives to describe these places.  This one is about as hospitable as a seat on a hill of fire ants, but it sure is beautiful.  We will let the pictures speak for themselves.  We did a good bit of hiking, which we believe would have made Jenn’s mother proud.

Arch in the distance
Arch in the distance.
Balanced Rock
Balanced Rock.
The Three Gossips
The Three Gossips.

 

Park Visitor with new Chamonix Cameria
Park Visitor with new Chamonix Cameria.
Gap
Jenn exploring a gap.
Fool in the Gap
Narrower gap. The fool hunched down in the far back of the gap is Chris.
Weird Skull Like Rock
Weird skull-like rock. If you squint, and have a very impressionable imagination.
Sandstone Arch
Jenny under a sandstone arch.
Wolfe Ranch cabin
Wolfe Ranch cabin. The Wolfe’s lived on 10 acres from the late 1800’s to 1910.
Wolfe Ranch Cabin interior through screen
Wolfe cabin interior shot through protective screen.
Salt Wash
The Salt Wash Wolfe used this to keep his cattle.

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