Arches National Park

Stopped into Moab and went into Arches for the day. It was hot and my patience waned, but there were some cool views. I drove out via a 4x4 trail and it was a challenge for my Subaru. Nearly got bogged in soft sand, and that one wrong turn had me worried. Some of the trail was big rocks that felt like driving down a staircase.

Balanced rock

I forget

Delicate Arch

Broken Arch

Bryce Canyon, UT

Along my drive south toward the Grand Canyon I came across a sign “Welcome to <something> county, home of Bryce Canyon,” with a painting of a beautiful alien landscape. I decided to stop in, thinking I’d just do a drive by (photo) shooting, but ended up camping the night and hiking the next morning. I did the 8 mile Fairyland loop trail, which was awesome, and pretty tiring at near 9000ft elevation.

One unexpected highlight for me… at night I noticed two airplanes flying near each other, and then I thought, Do those aircraft not have fuselages or are my eyes deceiving me? So I took a photo and zoomed into 100%. Sure enough. A pair of B2s.