MOAB

On the 3rd of May, Rick and I took a quick trip down to Moab for him to look for some work.  It was a quick trip because we needed to be back on the afternoon of the 5th for our second round of the Covid shot.  We weren't sure we were even gonna go but knew that our schedule the following few weeks was gonna be full so we did it.  We left Grantsville around 2:30 for the 4 1/2 hour journey.  

The ride went well but Rick forgot his tennis shoes so after we stopped in Salina for dinner we looked around for a place to buy shoes.  The only shop that we could see was Family Dollar.  Who knew Family Dollar carried men's tennis shoes??  Well, they may not be his favorite shoes but they sure worked for the purpose of biking and hiking, which was on the agenda while in Moab.

We stayed at a new Marriott property in town called The Element.  It was very nice.  We got a ground floor room that looked out to the beautiful pool.  

After a good night's rest Rick got up early and went out to drum up some work.  He got a few leads and if I remember right he got one job sold:)  While he was out I went out for some exercise.  I walked over to the Colorado River and across the bridge about a mile away.  I also went out to that beautiful pool and enjoyed some sunshine!  When he got back we went for a bike ride into town.  It was a nice little jaunt.  Moab is a fun town with a lot of tourists and lots of eateries and shops!  We stopped at the food trucks and each had a fabulous sandwich from a Greek food truck.  

Man it was delish!

We then rode back past the hotel back to the River and followed it up a little ways.  My rear was getting a little sore at this point so we opted to head back to the room.

After bike riding we drove into Arches for a little hiking.  We got to see three arches on our hike.  Sand Dune Arch which we thought was super cool.  It was an easy walk and very sandy passing through a little narrow.  We had lots of fun climbing!

Next was the Broken Arch about a mile from Sand Dune Arch.  This was a relatively easy walk as well but it was definitely hot with not much shade.  Thankfully it was early May because I'm sure the summer gets SUPER hot on these hikes.

A beautiful outcropping on our way to the last arch.

We got to the third arch (right there in the middle) after losing the trail a couple of times.  It's hard to see the trail when it's on rock.  We managed but maybe walked a little farther than we needed to.  This was a really beautiful sight.  We got to climb up underneath and lay in its cool shade for about 15 minutes.  After resting we made our way back to the parking lot.  After a morning walk, nine miles of bike riding, and a couple mile hike I was ready to be done.  So that led us to.....

....dinner!  We ended our fun day eating some grub at the Moab brewery.

These little impromptu work trips are a fun way to spend time together doing adventurous things.  Traveling, hiking, biking, eating or just hanging out.  I love being with my sweetheart WHATEVER we are doing!  I'm grateful Rick invited me along!