Moab 2023

The double arches

May 9-May 10, 20223

We arrived in Moab mid afternoon and checked into the Hoodoo Moab Hotel by Hilton. I had booked a sunset tour the following night and a morning tour the following morning. After checking in, we walked around the town to see where things were. We stopped into the Moab Adventure center who told me that the tour of the Arches park that I had booked were pretty much the same, I told them that I was OK with that, I wanted to see the park at different times of the day.

At dinner, we ran into Ellen and Carroll who was sitting in front of on the van from Las Vegas. I remember Ellen saying something and I thought, her accent sounds like she is from Texas. It turned out that they were from San Antonio, TX where I have spent a lot of time. Everyone on the tour seems very nice and you begin to feel like you know them when you spend several days in the same van. .

The following morning we had breakfast at the Jailhouse Café for breakfast and then walked around the town. The previous days were up early with the luggage out by the door. It was nice to have some free time. We didn’t buy any t-shirts or refrigerator magnets, but it was fun looking.

We showed up for the Arches Sunset tour and immediately noticed that two other couples from the same tour had booked this optional tour. We boarded a large bus and set out to the Arches National park. Our guide was very knowledgeable and knew a lot about geology, I was also impressed with his passion, this was a guide that really enjoyed what he was doing. Unfortunately, it was cloudy and we didn’t get the pictures we wanted to get but the park is amazing.

The tour guide pointed out where a scene from Indian Jones was filmed, another scene from Thelma and Louise, we were told that Westworld did a lot of filming in the park as well. I can see why!