Day 8- Montrose to Moab

In Colorado, Starvin' Arvin's is the only place you need to know about for breakfast.
'Nuff said.

We got on the road at a respectable hour and headed North out of montrose up Hwy. 50 to Grand Junction, and picked up I-70 into Utah. Utah was named for it's early inhabitants, the Ute indians. This trip is fun AND educational. We took (I believe) Utah Hwy. 128 into Moab. 128 is a scenic road that follows the Colorado river, and is bordered by huge sandstone cliffs, mesas, whatever you call them. All told, it's tough to keep your eyes on the road when there's so much to look at. hank found prarie dogs, but they weren't as friendly as yesterday's marmot, and kept their distance.
We rolled into Moab relatively early, found a motel, unloaded the bikes and headed up to Arches National Park for some hiking. We hiked the 3 mile round trip trail out to delicate arch. This is the arch on Utah's license plates, and is incredible. Pics do it no justice.
Hank attempted to befriend what we thought was a chipmunk, but later found out it is an antelope squirrel. He may have gotten a picture, I'm not sure. The hike was hot and tough, but well worth the effort. We're doing a load of laundry here at the motel, and then off to the Moab Brewing Co. for dinner. Tomorrow we have a long day planned, hopefully getting to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. Thanks for reading.