Arches National Park

Oct 9 - 10....We left Blue Mesa on Monday and ran into snow between Gunnison and Montrose. The snow & frost was on the side of the road and the mountains but only slush on the road. It only lasted for a few miles and then we had rain off and on. Today, on the day Columbus discovered America, we discovered the most unique National Park that we have seen so far in our travels. Arches National Park is just 5 mile north of Moab, Utah. This is the most awesome park that we have ever seen. There is red rock and formations everywhere you look. We drove through the park and hiked to Landscape Arch, hiked to viewed Delicate Arch (which is on the UT license plate), and saw many named arches and formations. It was truly awesome and we will definitely come back again to explore more of the beautiful sites. After the park we drove on river road 128 and went to the Castle Rock Winery and went through a museum showing all the movies, commercials and photos made in this area. There were many! This is where Thelma and Louise drove their car off the cliff. If you have seen Stagecoach with John Wayne and the City Slickers movies, not to mention about every Marlboro ad - this is where they were filmed. The town of Moab has lots to offer the adventurous from river rafting the sky diving Tomorrow we go south to see more of red rocks and sites unknown of Utah!