Can you believe it. We woke up this morning to 27 degree temperatures and snow!!! Who the heck needs that on vacation?? not me. So we got in the car and headed over to Capital Reef National Park. You must drive over a mountain range. YIKES!!!!!!!! It was snowy, icey and had sheer drop offs. Talk about white knuckling it all the way. My breakfast was in my throat the entire ride over the mountain. Aren't I just a big ole trooper!!! it was about 100 miles and took about 3.5 hours. Just real slow riding.
Once we got over here though it was amazing..... yet again. I hiked again, for another 4 miles up and down steep trails. It was exhausting but I did it. Now before you all start talking about how great I am doing let me give you a little visual, since roger is not taking pictures of me on the hikes for some reason. I am half dead while hiking. I am huffing and puffing like you wouldn't believe. You know, breathing so hard that your throat is burning. My legs get so tired that they are burning and at some points actually shaking. Small children and the elderly pass me on the trails. OK, so that is how I am doing it. LOL At a snails pace.
As you can tell, Scotty Pippen is having a blst climbing on the rocks, exploring all of the nooks and crannies. He has never been to Utah before and is loving it totally!!!
Tonight we went to an awesome place for dinner. It was the top choice in my Fodors book called the Cafe Diablo. Amazing Southwest cusine. Roger and I actually had rattlesnake cakes. They were awesome!!!! I had ribs that were to die for. Sweet with some real heat to them. Then it was topped off with a chocolate nut tart with homemade ice cream. By far the best meal of the trip!!!
tommorrow we haed off to Moab where we will stay for 5 nights. YAHOO. no more feeling like a gypsie!!
see ya tomorrow
5 comments:
Oh, awesome ... but 27 is a BIT chilly in my book for May!
All the pics are AWESOME! Glad you're having a wonderful time!
You are a trooper - I don't care what Roger says! Keep drinking that water and take lots of breaks. Btw, do you get any realxing time on this trip, i.e. pool time? Moab should be nice and toasty for that!
Did you watch AR tonight? Are your feet still happy? I am so amazed at all the fun stuff you are doing!! Post, dammit! :)
with all this hiking, you can definitely splurge on scrumptious desserts
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