June 27 - 29
Picasa web album link:We were excited to get back to Moab, we love it there. My sisters and friends will be staying there for a week and we will be there for the weekend. The drive back was beautiful, with a different view of the drive down to Bluff. The rock formations, cliffs, and windows were amazing. On the drive back, we noticed there was a vibration coming from the truck. We stopped and Kurt looked around and found nothing out of order. After arriving back at the RV park, he checked the truck again. This time, he found a huge bulge on the tread side of one of the tires. This was pretty scary, as we could have had a blow out while towing the trailer. He took the truck to a local tire dealer, recommended by the RV park owners. They checked the tires and explained that they were all old and needed to be replaced. Kurt had expected to have the tires replaced while on the trip since they were the original tires from 2008, but we didn’t anticipate that it would occur with a possible emergency. The dealer gave us a great price on all four tires, but had to order them. They would be in on Monday, the day we were scheduled to leave, but he promised they would be in first thing in the morning and we would be out by noon. Also, he replaced the bad tire with a “loaner” used tire so we could safely drive around Moab for the three days. What a nice guy in a great town!
That evening we met Cindy, Terrie, Cliff and Mike at the
condo they were renting for the week. It was a great location south of Moab,
with beautiful views of the Moab Rim to the west and the slickrock cliffs to
the east. We hung out with them for drinks and lively discussions. Also, as the
skies got darker, we were able to do some stargazing and actually saw the Milky
Way! We had all decided to go kayaking on the Colorado River on Sunday.
The next day, Kurt and I went mountain biking back at Moab
Brands, as we had really enjoyed those trails and they were close to town. As
usual, we started out biking together, but Kurt wanted to ride the advanced
trails. I rode the easy/moderate trails for a little over an hour, but headed
back to the truck as it was getting much hotter as the day went on. The temps
in Moab had gotten up over 100 degrees, much hotter than the week earlier that we
had been there. We went into town and did a little shopping, and then went back
to camp to let the dogs hang outside for awhile. Cindy called me later when they
got back to the condo after visiting Arches National Park. Again, we went over
to hang out for the evening.
The next morning, we all met at the Moab boat ramp to launch
our kayaks. We unloaded the kayaks and gear, then the rest shuttled their cars
to the take out at Gold Bar Recreation Area. The weather was warm and
beautiful, but being on the water helped alleviate some of the heat, as the
water was cold. We had a relaxed paddle downstream for about 10 miles with
great views and amazing rocky cliffs. The boys were a little bored with the
flat paddle, when a jet boat came by they were excited to ride the wake! I
guess if you’ve already paddled Class II & III rapids, this was very tame!
Oh well, we all enjoyed the day on the river, it was special for us all to be
there together. Later in the evening, we brought pizza and wings to the condo
and continued our fun together.
Monday morning we got up early and prepared to head out.
Kurt got the tires put on the truck and was back around noon. It was a good
feeling to know that we would be driving safer with new tires. We took off for
our next destination, Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado.
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