From Park City, we continued our trek south to the hiking and mountain biking mecca of Moab, Utah. We settled into Horsethief Campground near Dead Horse State Park in the canyons and mesas outside of town. Thunderstorms and torrential rain have plagued us on and off during our stay here in the “desert.” Apparently, late summer monsoons are the norm and we have been pelted by hail and watched lightening fork and thunder boom as storms roll over this parched landscape. Yesterday, we visited Arches National Park and hiked through “Park Avenue” which consists of towering red sandstone amphitheatres, sheer cliff faces and water carved canyons. We toured areas with massive balancing rocks and scrambled up the smooth rock face of Double O Arches. The girls pocketed another Junior Ranger badge to add to their growing collection and we headed home to more red rain waterfalls and gushing riverbeds. For the desert, this place has certainly been cool and wet for the last few days.
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