D & I finally took our road trip to Arizona & Utah. Why did we pick these two states? Well, we wanted to take our toaster oven to a different destination other than to northern calif. plus we wanted to bring the Stand Up Paddleboards (SUP).
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We left on Friday, April 24th heading east on US 50, what is known as the loneliest road in Nevada. We drove about 3 hours and stopped at a desolate natural hot springs outside of Austin, NV. The weather was not on our side that evening - snow flurries and cold wind blew all through the night. But it was perfect to be in the hot springs. I thought it was amazing to see goldfish living in the natural hot spring water!
Then we drove all day and stayed at Zion Campgrounds, Utah. What beautiful rock formations! We took the shuttle into Zion National Park and hiked up a paved trail. While everyone was dressed warmly, D & I froze during our hike on the trail. The weather the entire time was unpredictable: rain, snow, lots of wind, and hot days.
When D & I were planning our road trip, he suggested Lake Powell, the only thought that came to mind was party town & houseboats on the lake. We stayed at the Wahweap Campsite in Lake Powell for about 4-5 days. We paddled across Lake Powell, ventured into shallow caves, took a short hike up to the Horseshoe Bend which overlooks the Colorado River. D brought along some of his friends for the trip. One his business partner's friend is a videographer and helped promote Tahoe Stand Up Paddleboards (SUP), Doug's new business venture.
We hired a boat guide to take our boards & equipment to the start of the Colorado River close to the Glen Canyon Dam. We were about 7-8 miles away from land, we paddled, paddled again, paddles some more, paddled for 4-5 hours! Tiresome but all worth it! We ventured through Antelope Canyon and many more canyons! check out the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGO-Jy6UE_4
After Lake Powell, we drove through Monument Valley, AZ/UT border.... another beautiful site! Then D & I drove to Moab, UT, the mecca for mountain biking except we didn't go there to go biking.. we went there to try to paddle. Unfortunately, the river was muddy and no one was on the river.
After Lake Powell, we drove through Monument Valley, AZ/UT border.... another beautiful site! Then D & I drove to Moab, UT, the mecca for mountain biking except we didn't go there to go biking.. we went there to try to paddle. Unfortunately, the river was muddy and no one was on the river.
So we decided to drive through the Arches National Park. We stayed in Moab for 2 nights then decided to drive home. 12 hour drive and 1 night stay in Elko... we were finally home!
