September 19, 2007
September 19, 2007
Last night the ranger program was on the sounds heard in the national park. It was cute. The most memorable was a common cricket found throughout the US that is nicknamed the “temperature” cricket. The clicking they make varies with the temperature. The hotter the night the faster they click. Open your door and listen to the crickets tonight.
This morning we rose early and made our way out of Arches National Park before breakfast. At the entrance, we stopped at the visitor center to watch the film and look at the exhibits. We also stopped in Moab for a few minutes to use the Internet. From Moab, UT we headed back north past Arches, turning west towards Canyonlands National Park. Halfway along we took a left into Dead Horse Point State Park. I had heard the park has a great vista point and that they also have a handful of hard-to-get electrical sites. A camping trailer turned into the park ahead of us. Oh No, competition! At the visitor center, while the camper parked, I swung ahead and let Aimee off at the door. My “lucky charm” raced into the office snagging the last campsite available. Whew, that was close!
Dead Horse Point is a finger mesa high above the Colorado River. After a late breakfast, we take a two-mile hike along the west rim. Unfortunately we miss a sign and end up going north. The canyon below is nice but there is no sign of the river. Back at the “house”, we have lunch, and then decide to delay our exploration till later in the afternoon. Several hours and a nap later, we unhitch the bikes and ride them south towards the Point. Just before the Point we lock the bikes and do the one-mile rim trail around the edge. The view is impressive. It looks very much like the Grand Canyon. Far below, the Colorado River flows past making several oxbow turns. This is truly Canyonland country!
Last night the ranger program was on the sounds heard in the national park. It was cute. The most memorable was a common cricket found throughout the US that is nicknamed the “temperature” cricket. The clicking they make varies with the temperature. The hotter the night the faster they click. Open your door and listen to the crickets tonight.
This morning we rose early and made our way out of Arches National Park before breakfast. At the entrance, we stopped at the visitor center to watch the film and look at the exhibits. We also stopped in Moab for a few minutes to use the Internet. From Moab, UT we headed back north past Arches, turning west towards Canyonlands National Park. Halfway along we took a left into Dead Horse Point State Park. I had heard the park has a great vista point and that they also have a handful of hard-to-get electrical sites. A camping trailer turned into the park ahead of us. Oh No, competition! At the visitor center, while the camper parked, I swung ahead and let Aimee off at the door. My “lucky charm” raced into the office snagging the last campsite available. Whew, that was close!
Dead Horse Point is a finger mesa high above the Colorado River. After a late breakfast, we take a two-mile hike along the west rim. Unfortunately we miss a sign and end up going north. The canyon below is nice but there is no sign of the river. Back at the “house”, we have lunch, and then decide to delay our exploration till later in the afternoon. Several hours and a nap later, we unhitch the bikes and ride them south towards the Point. Just before the Point we lock the bikes and do the one-mile rim trail around the edge. The view is impressive. It looks very much like the Grand Canyon. Far below, the Colorado River flows past making several oxbow turns. This is truly Canyonland country!
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