I had this wonderful idea to go for a run before breakfast, and I did it! A half hour run uphill and downhill on roads is not so good for knees, but I felt good after my run. Two cats acted as spies in front of our door: each time we opened it, at least one of them was there!
Breakfast in the lodge was wholesome and healthy. A big difference from last night. Our ride took us over Boulder mountain … you’ll read more about this mastodon. There were some nice views of the Henry mountains in the east.
I finally got a chance to visit the flute shop near Grover. They explained me some things about my Native flute I have at home – things to try out! At the junction in Torrey we turned onto UT 24 heading towards Capitol Reef Nat’l Park. In the visitor center we saw a movie about the role of water in the desert. When the show was over and the curtains opened, rain was falling down! While the rain was pouring down we drove to the Gifford Farm House on the gravel road. I could only think about the news some years ago that this place flash flooded a couple of years ago, but didn’t want to scare the others in the car. From the top of the red cliffs, red waterfalls suddenly popped up everywhere. Luckily the storm didn’t take that long. I bought some good muffins in the farm house for lunch.
Later on we drove to the walls where they had petroglyphs. Wonderful! We couldn’t spend much time there: the noise of thunder was there again. That’s the advantage of riding in a car: you can more easily stay ahead of the storm. Once east of the Park, the terrain was more open, but still very barren. The white of the rocks and the black clouds… awesome!
Via Hanksville and Goblin Valley State Park we headed to Green River – to our left we saw part of the San Rafael Reef. Guess what: the town of Green River lies on the … Green River! US 191 took us to Moab, mountainbike heaven! Our headquarters for the next three nights was the Red Cliffs Lodge next to the Colorado River. This awesome place has a weird address: Milepost 14, Hwy 128. It’s also a winery and yes… I tasted some of their wine.
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