About That Moab (May 8 - 15)

Dear Family and Friends,

The following pictures are from our tour in Monument Valley on May 8th. Monument Valley is a Navajo Tribal Park located on the border of Arizona and Utah within the 16 million-acre Navajo Reservation. John Ford, the Hollywood director, made the area very famous with his western movies (think John Wayne).

Our Site at Gouldings in Monument Valley

A Navajo woman showing us how the blankets are made.

"I need a horse and six shooter!"

Roger enjoying the tour.

Look closely for the Anasazi petroglyphs.

On Monday morning, we left Monument Valley in the pouring rain and wind. We drove 150 miles to Moab where we met RVing friends and my brother, Warren.  We spent an incredible five days in Moab doing all sorts of hikes plus an exciting raft trip on the Colorado River.

                                                       Sandy and John Byrnes, our RV teachers, made Moab a place
                                                        to remember! Thank you Sandy and John!!

                                                                       Hiking with Bear in Negro Canyon

                                                             My brother Warren and Andie join us in Moab.

                                                       Warren, Roger and I spend a day at Arches National Park

                                                                                            Delicate Arch

                                                                                  I am loving this life!!!

                                                               Warren, Roger and I on a 30 mile bike ride

                                                   Capping our Moab trip with a Colorado River raft trip courtesy
                                                   of the Byrnes' brother, Jim.  Truly a majestic experience!

                                                       Captain Jim pulled the entire way while the five of us cruised.

                                                     Warren and the cousins (Andie and Bear) having fun!

Thank you for reading the blog. We have experienced an incredible week in this beautiful part of our country. Tomorrow (Saturday), we leave for Longmont, Colorado.  We will spend a few days having our RV worked on and then, it is on to Ft. Collins to see Air Force friends.