Spring break, part 5

 The next stop was Capitol Reef National Park.  

First we stopped at Gifford Homestead where they sell amazing pies and cinnamon rolls.  

After a breakfast of champions,  we hiked up to Cassidy Arch.  

View of Cassidy Arch from the trail

On top of Cassidy Arch.  Can you see me?

Then we drove to a different park of the park...   

and walked through the Narrows

After checking out of our hotel, we saw these Llamas in the parking lot.

Spring break, part 4

 After a couple of days in Moab, Kathy and I drove west to another national park.  On the way, we stopped to check out Goblin Valley state park, which is truly in the middle of nowhere.  

Here I am in three different shades of blue ... plus the blue sky behind me. 

Spring Break, part 3

 One of my friends came down from SLC for her first visit to Moab, so I took her to the Arches.  

Double arch

Windows

Delicate arch (obviously)

Spring break, part 2

 Next stop was to Moab to visit my parents.  My first day there, a nice stranger that my mom knows took me on a hike to a new place.  when she told me she was taking me to Corona Arch, I told my parents where we were going but then I thought, "Did I make that up?  Is it really called Corona or do I just have corona on my mind because of the virus?"  But it really is called Corona Arch.

This is it

Bowtie Arch

Pinto Arch

Petroglyphs

Here are some big horn sheep

Spring break, part 1

 I'm not a student but I did take a spring break this year.  This was my first time on a plane in more than a year.  I was planning to go visit my parents in Utah for my first trip (also my last trip of 2019).  But then my friend called and said that she rented a lake house for a long weekend in Georgia, and invited me to go with them. Since Atlanta is a Delta hub, it was easy enough to just add this first leg onto the trip.  

These are some pictures of the lake at different times of the day.  The house was right on the lake and had a set of stairs down to their own personal dock.  

This one is after it rained all day and finally cleared up around dinner time

Since it rained one full day, the only chance we had to kayak was the few morning hours on the last day before we had to check out at 11:00 am. 

One day, we rented a boat.  Milena has some friends that have a lake house and a boat, so she has had lots of experience driving a boat.  I took a turn at the steering wheel.  Behind us, you can see her kids on a tube (that yellow thing in the water).  I also took a turn on that.  I thought the water was going to be cold because I'm used to the ocean, but it wasn't bad at all.  

We have been friends for almost 40 years ! 

Next stop, Moab....