Today was a total driving day. We left Reno at 8:00 am and headed to Ely where the groupwould be camping. Along the way were got a nice tour of nothing because we drove down Highway 50, The Loneliest Road in America, but we did eat lunch in Eureka, apparently the friendliest town in America. We got to Ely and stayed for less than 20 minutes and then Tait, Kyle and myself headed to Flagstaff to pick up the Suburban which was getting a new transmission.
I am kind of jealous that I did not get to stay at the campsite and explore because it was beautiful. It was a couple miles down a dirt road tucked into this small canyon. I bet a only a few people have ever been witnessed its glory. The only problem was that the little stream that ran through the campsite had 300% snow pack so it was flooded with pure ice water. So I guess it was good we left. We got
to Flagstaff at 2:00 am and went to sleep after a solid 18 hours of driving.
Finally in the morning were were reunited with Command Center 1, our beloved Chevrolet Suburban. It may have not been as comfortable as the rental but it is what I have called home for the past 3 summers, so I was happy to have it back.
We then drove to Moab where we met up with the rest of the group at the same exact campsite where the geology club almost died 4 years ago. But it seemed like the tamaris was back to shield us from the wind so we should be good. We then headed to Arches National Park, just in time to see the sun setting on Delicate Arch and it was jaw dropping. This is my third time being at Delicate but the first time to witness the sunset. We headed back before it go dark, ate dinner, and stared out at the stars. I thought the stars were amazing before, tonight they were mind blowing. It was a good day.
Picture Citations:
"Eureka." Anthony Sarnoski. 2011.
"Dirt Road Campsite." Anthony Sarnoski. 2011.
"Command Center 1." Anthony Sarnoski. 2011.
"Delicate Arch." Anthony Sarnoski. 2011.
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