Oh my goodness, we have just returned from one of the best meals we have ever had. Jeffrey’s Steakhouse in Moab … if you are ever here then try it!  Being a gin and tonic drinker I just had to try the French 75, (well I had two actually) and they were the best G&T’s I’ve ever had.  In fact, I’m surprised that this blog is being updated at all today!!

Double Arch

We ‘finished off’ Arches National Park today.  It’s been very hot but not quite as hot as yesterday.  There’s been an odd cloud or two!!

That’s brave Si waving – it’s a sheer drop the other side!

We continue to be in awe of the arches here and how magnificent they are.  Also, today we were lucky to actually see some wildlife (Muskrat, lizard and a frog) and lovely flowers all over the desert.

Si and I had a ‘discussion’ concerning sheep rock! He thought it looked like a dog but I thought it was a sheep.  It was confirmed later that I was indeed correct because it is officially known as ‘Sheep Rock’.  Women always know best!!

Petroglyphs

We visited the petroglyphs and learned that Utah was named after the Ute Indians who are believed to have left them and were done sometime between 1650 and 1850 A.D. The stylised horse and rider surrounded by bighorn sheep and doglike animals are typical of Ute rock art. Today, this rock art panel is very important to many Native Americans of the region because it was created by their ancestors.

One thing I keep meaning to say is how impressed we are with the toilets in the desert! No matter where in the desert we are there are toilets that are clean and always smell lovely and as there’s no water available to wash hands there is usually a hand sanitizer to use instead.

Just what a girl needs … a picture of her rear!

Also, we can’t help but be impressed with the organisation of moving so many people and cars around the parks. So far, there hasn’t been any queues and there’s plenty of parking.

Oh well, at least I look thinner in this one!

Desert flower

Muskrat

Is this a sheep or a dog?

Last of all, it occurred to me that the folks back home might like to see what I’m on about when I’m talking about the Licence Plate Game!! Well, there’s a pic down below.  You will see that each block shows the State’s name i.e. New York and underneath that it is the capital of that State. You can see that we  have just two States to see on a licence plate and they are Delaware and Hawaii.

It might also be of interest if I tell you where we have visited so far and you will see how far we have crossed the country.

So far we have visited New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Tennessee, Arkansas, Texas, Arizona and Utah.

One of the more stranger things we saw today was a man in a skirt (and he wasn’t even Scottish!) … photo below!!

Si at Sand Dune arch

PS: I knew I wasn’t on top of things today, I’ve just realised I’ve missed out three photos. One of Si at Sand Dune arch, the second of him emptying sand out of his shoes and a photo of Skyline arch

Skyline arch

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Si emptying the sand from his shoes!

Man in a skirt!