Moab to home

 Once I left Moab there wasn't much photo taking, head north a little then east on I-70. Two very long days and 1700 miles later I was home.

With this post I'm finally done with 2022 (I'm so far behind I'm posting this is 2025, and now it's on to 2023).

The aspens along the freeway were changing colors and very bright and beautiful.
 

I-70 through Glenwood Canyon, very nice drive.

When I got close to Denver I got off 70 and took the scenic bypass around it. The weather was perfect, took the top off and just enjoyed the drive.

Crossing back across the Mississippi into Illinois and another 7 or 8 hours and I'm home.

Dead Horse Point State Park

 

These are potash evaporation ponds. The mine potash here, mix it with water, add blue color to make the liquid evaporate quicker then what's left after the water is gone is the potash.

Coloradao River.

more Canyonlands

 

This is called the Neck, it's barely wider than the road and drops something like a thousand feet on each side.

Canyonlands National Park

 After Arches I spent the day in Canyonlands National Park, Island in the Sky. It was stunning views everywhere you looked.

 

Arches National Park

 The first day in Moab I spent exploring Arches National Park.

Delicate Arch.

I didn't have a timed ticket to get in so I came early before sun up when the gates were open and was rewarded with watching the sun come up and beams coming through this arch.
 

Canyon X3

 

The steps leading down into the bottom of the canyon.

Sometimes it takes some effort to get the perfect view.

After Page I headed east through Kayenta then north past Monument Valley and on to Moab. The drive is amazing.

Just north of Monument Valley is Forrest Gump Point. If you've seen the movie it's where he finally stops running and it's actually a pretty busy spot for photos. So many people it's hard to get the photo you want. Every time a car goes past several people go lay in the middle of the road to take shots until the next car comes.

At one pull off I stopped for 20 minutes and finally gave up and left. A woman was doing a photo shoot with her little dog. Every time the road cleared she's sit her dog in the middle of the road and shot photos until the next car.

This is one of the few clear photos I got.