Thursday, October 11

Moab

Today was our last day with the jeep so we decided to go back into the Canyonlands. On Tuesday we traveled on the west side of the Colorado river today we traveled on the east side on a trail called "Chicken Corners". After traveling the trail I see where they came up with the name. Several "corners" along switch backs were pretty exciting. I tried to get pictures that would show the drop offs and how close we were to the ledges. We saw different landscapes, although similair to Tuesday but still spectacular. We had lunch at the end of the trail on a point overlooking the the river, at least a 500' drop to the river. We ran into a local cyclist about 20 miles back in, pretty isoloated. He had broke down and his buddy had headed back to Moab to get a 4x4 to haul him out. He had no water so we left him a large bottle. We did pass his buddy on our way out as he was going in.

We made our way back to Moab around 5:00 PM, washed the jeep and filled it up (required) and checked it back in at the Jeep Rental. What a great 3 days of 4 wheelin' and seeing the sights.

After we cleaned up we walked over to the Moab Brewery, very popular, good food and locally brewed beer.

Tomorrow we plan on taking a ride up the canyon to Dewey's bridge, maybe looking for dinosauers fossils and looking at a local business that we feel there's a market for in Kalispell (no it's not another brewery).

Another wonderful day in Moab, blue skies and 85 degrees.

"Anticline Overlook" about a 1000' up on corner of mesa.

Along our jeep trail follwing the Colorado river.

A point we stopped for a break. Colorado river waaaaay down below.

Yikes! I'm looking out the driver side door. What a drop off!

The "Chicken Corner" corner on the Chicken corner trail. You have to wind through these large rocks all the while being only a couple feet from a 500' plus drop. You can't see if someone is coming from the opposite direction and no way either rig could pull over.

Towers and canyons along jeep trail.