1145 September 26, 2024 Moab

Oh my…the stars last night were lovely! We slept with the windows open…life is good!

I wanted to take a walk all the around Ken’s Lake. It started off very easy! I texted Tim when I was at the other end of the lake and he couldn’t even see me…I was very far away!

I kept walking and all at once I was faced with a fast moving stream. It looked deep and I was not able to cross. That was the way back to the campground! I knew that if I turned around, I could easily get back but I had already walked more than 2 miles. I saw some human footprints and followed them to a place where at last, I saw a sign pointing to the campground!

Desert globe mallow.

Nature’s wildflower bouquet.

Pricklypear.

Walking companion.

Now I wasn’t just walking, I was hiking! I followed the stream for a long while and saw a spot where I might be able to cross…but I wasn’t sure I wouldn’t get wet! Looking ahead, I found a rough wooden bridge. It looked sturdy enough and I made my way across. I dead ended at the base of some rocks but then followed the trail through a rather overgrown section and saw a steep embankment; others had climbed here…so I did too. The ground was loose and dusty so I had to make my way on hands and feet but I made it up! I had arrived at Campground B about a mile from the RV.

There was a dirt path connecting the two loops and I got back safely and happy. The hike wasn’t hard but challenged me in a different way. Did I have the self confidence to make my own way?? I did it!

At 10:30, we prepared to leave Ken’s Lake. We had a campsite reserved in Moab for the next 6 nights. It took us about 15 minutes to get there and then we settled in.

We spent the afternoon cleaning and doing some small repairs. We had quite a few screws loose and Tim was walking around with a screwdriver! All that bouncing on bumpy roads!

We looked at maps and made some plans.

This evening, we took the Jeep into downtown Moab. We walked the main street and did a bunch of browsing in the many shops. There were souvenir touristy t-shirt shops and there were high end art and jewelry shops.

This is something that we hardly ever see! This payphone is not operable but any change that is inserted is given to those in need!

We made our way to the Moab Food Truck Court. We both chose gyro rice bowls and found a shady spot to eat.

The people getting into this pickup truck were trying to take a selfie. Tim volunteered to take their picture. The one woman told us that they had just come from a two week trip on the river. They came to town to eat cheeseburgers. They were headed to take their first shower!!!

We wandered over to the Moab Information Center because we could see a bunch of vendor tents set up in the lawn. It was a festival to celebrate public lands in Moab. There was also live music. The Butch Cassidies played soft folk music. They were easy too listen to and their harmony was beautiful.