No biking but 2 beautiful parks...

Well Dad and I didn't get to do any biking in Moab :( After we headed out for the second time this morning to check out the weather and see if maybe we could do some biking, I could feel the wind sway the car and vetoed that idea. As much as I wanted to bike, I was a bit to wary of the fast-changing weather to let myself venture too far from the car. Just as well since it started hailing when we got back to the hotel! Going to Moab wasn't a complete wash though since there are two national parks, Arches and Canyonlands, very close by. For two places so close to each other, they are completely different. Arches consists primarily of massive sandstone mountains and structures that had been eroded into different structures and shapes, including, you guessed it, arches. Canyonlands is the largest and least visited of the five national parks in Utah. As you drive through the park you see these huge canyons on either side of the road, compliments of the Green River and the Colorado River. We drove to Grand View Point and it really was that. It makes you feel like you're on the edge of the earth. Although we didn't have time (or much inclination - I could see the dirt blowing in the 50 mph wind!) to hike either park, I'm very glad we went to see them, even if briefly. We never know if we will ever get the chance again and it seems a shame to not stop and see the reasons why they became protected land in the first place! We are now making our way to Boulder, CO for what will most likely be the last active day of our trip. Hopefully the weather cooperates! Dad is aiming to get back to NY Sunday night (half of this duo does actually have a job to think about!). It will be a 2 day trip (26 hours) to get me back to SC and then another day (14 hours) to get Dad home from there. Good think he likes driving! :)



P.S. As we were driving I saw snow flurries...meriting a couple of hot cocoas when we stopped for gas :)