When
we headed off from Fruita this morning, we didn't appreciate that
today was going to be all about the Colorado River We passed through
lots of routinely scenic country before getting to Scenic Byway 128,
a slightly longer way of getting to Moab but deliberately chosen
because it is one of a number of recommended scenic byways in the
area.
It
joins and runs along the bank of the Colorado River for about 30
miles. What we didn't appreciate until I was chatting to the RV Park
manager is that Scenic Byway128 is the only part of the Colorado
River where the road goes along beside the river at the bottom of the
gorge carved out by the river.
To
quote the manager, the Grand Canyon is pretty good but not as good as
here where you can follow the river at the bottom of the gorge.
Perhaps he is a touch biased but it was pretty spectacular. There's
that word again.
We
are now comfortably settled in the Pack Creek Campground in Moab with
power and wifi so communication is restored. Tomorrow we explore the
nearby national parks for which the area is famous before heading for
the Grand Canyon on Sunday.
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