Oh, I almost forgot the MIL’s Cactus Salad she made for the trip. Pretty appropriate side dish for the occasion. Good stuff too!
Then we took a little jaunt through Arches National Park on our way into Moab
Our friend finally rolled into Moab late in the afternoon then we proceeded to try to find a new A/C idler pulley and belt for an Australian Toyota diesel Troopie… Ah…nope…not in this town. With it being so late in the day we decided to camp outside of Moab for an early start to Canyonlands Island in the Sky the next morning. Bad choice! The campsite this night stunk crap down there and it was the most godforsaken mosquito infested place on earth I have ever been. Food was good this night though. Trail boss Bill made some shish kabobs.
Campsite 2
The mosquitoes were as thick as bugs on a bumper. Neat picture we snapped of the Dodge bumper the next morning as we aired down our tires at the entrance to the Canyonlands Island in the Sky district.
See that road way down there. That is the White Rim Trail that we will be following for the next few days in 110+ temps.
Our intent was to follow the White Rim Trail for 3 days and spend 3 nights down there but the loop that takes you out the other side, Mineral Bottom, was washed out so we had to back track from our furthest point. Two days in and 8.5 long hours out a few days later. A long ride at 3 to 10 MPH
More later