NATURE'S CATHEDRALS

The view from our campsite at Heaton Bay, Dillon CO

This is my first trip across the country “on the ground” and each mile seems to be more magnificent. We have been through the tornado warnings in Kansas (once is enough), through The Rockies and onto the desert bluffs in Utah. We are guests in spaces that have been here for millions of years and only rarely infringed upon by mankind. One cannot help but be humbled by the vastness and desolation that those who pioneered these places must have felt. Pictures don’t do the magnitude justice, but alas it is what we have to share. This is such an amazing way to see our beautiful country!

 We have had periodic breaks in the heat, first in the Colorado Rockies and now in the cavernous canyons of Utah. Before we left Colorado we visited the Monument National Park near Fruita, CO. We camped at a CO State Park, one of many struggling for survival.


Yesterday we left Fuita and drove the scenic Utah Route 128 along the Colorado River through the canyon lands into Moab, UT, but not before a brief respite at the Red Cliffs Winery. You can’t help but stop along the way to catch your breath and take in the massive canyons.

We reached Moab in late afternoon and set off to The Arches National Park.  The redrock monuments appear to defy gravity at times. It often feels like you are in a huge natural cathedral that has been waiting for you to arrive for millions of years. The majesty rivals any manmade cathedral on earth.

We are pressing on to Las Vegas tonight where we will be for the next week, attending the SendOutCards National Convention.  It is really SendOutCards that has given us the opportunity to generate income while exploring this wonderful country together! We are so blessed.  Thank you all who are joining us on our adventure.

By the way, Yoshi now has his own Facebook page! You can find it by searching Yoshi’s Great Adventure on Facebook.

From the Wild West!

Laura, Geoff & Yoshi