Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Here it is, the last day of March and the year is 1/4 gone!

We left Kayenta after breakfasting at MacDonald's. The wind was still very strong, it blew hard all night. Thankfully three semis pulled in beside us and sheltered us considerably. We had both slides in and finally Gordon folded up the steps because they were rattling so bad. We actually thought we would have damage this morning, NO DAMAGE.

We travelled up Hwy 163 thru Monument Valley. There was a great deal of dust in the air, but we were travelling with the help of a tailwind. I snapped so many pictures that I had to download into the computer by late morning.

Monument Valley was very impressive. I would have liked to have had the time to stop and take some photos, rather than grabbing them on the run.

This photo is truly the colors of the rocks. It was really unbelievable how snowy white and pink they looked. We were a long way from them, but I used telephoto to get this much.

An Indian escort must be with you if you drive
thru Monument Valley other than on Hwy 163.

They really don't seem to be too interested in sharing this beauty.

Around noon just north of "Hole in the Rock" we pulled into a rest area for lunch. Utah has the right idea. They have rest areas and they are open to the public. Arizona has beautiful and spacious rest areas and most have them are closed to the public. Go figure! Trying to save money. While we were stopped for lunch, Doug & Phyllis told us that this week was the Jeep Jamborie in Moab, so it may be hard to find a camping spot.

We headed towards Ken's Lake, a camp for fee area on BLM land about 10 miles south of Moab.

At 1:15 we all pulled over, Doug unloaded the jeep and he and Gord went looking. Found the last spot at Ken's Lake so Gord stayed to reserve the spot. Doug returned, Phyllis drove jeep, Doug their bus and I the truck and 5th wheel. It is a bit tight on site with a bus, 5th wheel, jeep trailer, quad trailer, pick up and jeep, but it is $12 per night for all of us together, so the price is right. There is a pit toilet and garbage dump just up the road three sites, so what more could a body ask?

The wind is whistling around RV almost as bad as last night, and it is a lot colder temperature wise. +60 here compared to +70 at Kayenta. We do feel much safer here that in Kayenta, and no one will be coming begging for handouts here.

Hope you enjoy the few pictures of Monument Valley I have included.