Addendum to yesterday's post - the woman who wrote America the Beautiful was Katherine Lee Bates.
Dave here - Lisa typing. What a great day. When I was a child I used to think it was boring to drive through the corn fields of Illinois. This trip has been an eyeopener. Crossing the vast corn and wheat fields of Iowa, South Dakota, and Montana, I was never bored. Likewise, the trip from Lakewood, CO to Moab, UT. What a great country we live in. I have been on 4 continents and never seen anything to compare with this. We left Lakewood about 8:30 am - hit I70 west rising steadily through Loveland Pass and the Eisenhower tunnels. Across the Continental Divide again and down to the flat lands of Grand Junction, CO. The villages and towns bore the names of history - Rifle, Powderhorn, Aspen, Vail, and Breckenridge. After Grand Junction, we swore we would never let our gas tank or our potable water supply fall below half full. There were places where, if a person stood up, he/she would be the tallest thing in a 50 mile circle. How the pioneers must have felt. We are constantly struck with that thought. The courage and dedication it must have taken to cross this great country. When we arrived in Moab, we both thought the settlers here must have said "that's it - forget it - no farther". My god this is scary country. Red rocks rise all about. There is no water. It is unforgiving landscape. We found the KOA campground outside Moab because it at least had showers and potable water. None of the national parks campgrounds had showers or potable water.
We had to wait out a passing rain storm to establish camp. Got the tent up, stove ready to go and then another storm followed. On the way to KOA, large dust devils crossed behind us hitting the traffic behind. We just missed them. Many funnel clouds were seen on the plains. We are sitting in the campground in the tent, getting ready to make some dinner. Lisa and I have discovered that we prefer to camp over a motel. We are very self-sufficient, comfortable and easy with each other. What more could a person ask. Love to all, Dave.
Las Vegas or Bust! We are tentatively planning to be in Las Vegas on September 27 and 28. Is there anyone out there who would like to join us? Give us a call and we can let you know more accurately as the days progress.
The chef is preparing rigatoni and asparagus for dinner.
We will be going to Arches National Park tomorrow
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