A whole heckin’ day in Moab
Today I got to go to Arches! Arches requires a timed entry reservation which I made months ago for 8am so had to get up p early to get there on time. I pulled into the visitors center, picked out some short hikes - taking into consideration that it would be about 90 degrees by the time I left - and was on my way. The views were breathtaking and I just felt really good being out there, dare I say the desert suits me.
After hiking around for a few hours, I needed a rest. I went back to my campsite, made myself a PB and banana sammy (yum), listened to my audio book, took a nap in my camping chair, and waited for the heat to chill out a bit.
My campground was at Dead Horse Point state park, so I took the rest of the day to explore. A bunch of big ‘ol rain clouds and thunder came up quick so the next few hours ended up being a whirlwind of walking around and taking in the views, driving back to the visitors center to check the weather, and rushing back to my campsite to find my poor tent knocked over and partially in a puddle. I was able to get everything taken down and hung up in the bathroom in between bouts of rain. Made myself some dehydrated dinner (buffalo style mac n cheese - not bad!), set up my bed in the car, caught a beautiful sunset and fell asleep listening to my book.
Caught some stars through the sunroof. Very pleased to say I am getting more comfortable sleeping outside by myself :)
