We had awful weather on Sunday. We were in Colorado and if you have paid any attention at all to the news, you realize that the state was just hammered with snow. In fact, shortly after we left for Utah, they shut down I-70 in Colorado for 18 hours. We decided to go for it so we could be assured of making it to Monday's concert. Man, we hit some bad weather. We saw some pretty serious accidents on the way. After driving through the night Sunday, we made it to our Monday destination.
We spent all day in Moab, Utah, home of the nation's largest Jeep Jamboree. Jeep owners from all over the world make their way to Moab to ride some of the most incredibly difficult trails you have ever seen. Last year this town of 4,200 had more than 30,000 Jeeps show up and more than 75,000 people. It is the extreme sports-persons paradise. In fact, I met a guy who moved here just to get away from the grind and enjoy life. He was the VP of a huge corporation in California, making the big bucks, but wasn't happy. After visiting Moab, he knew this was where he wanted to be. He moved there, started a tour company, and in his words, "really started living". He said that he barely makes it during the winter, "eating just beans and rice", but he told us emphatically that he's never been happier. Dan, Doran, and I spent the day walking through town checking out all of the cool sites/sights.
They have also filmed several movies in Moab, including several John Wayne movies. Also, several scenes from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Mission Impossible II, and Thelma & Louise were shot among the awesome red rocks.
We sang at an Independent Baptist Church in the evening and had a great time visiting with the pastor and his wife afterward. Moab has a fantastic diner (if I remember correctly named, quite appropriately, The Diner) with some great sandwiches on the menu. I ordered the Killipeoke Chicken sandwich. Very tasty!
(photos from www.discovermoab.com)
1 comment:
Finally he blogged since getting home from the Colorado trip!
I have been faithfully checking... and checking... and checking... and at 10:15 p.m. PST was finally rewarded for my persistence!
I have really enjoyed your blog since discovering it--and the sense of humor/way with words contained therein (Mitchells and their kin always love a "way with words")--and it will be a great way to keep up with Liberty's escapades. Pictures are always welcome.
By the way, the last time I was in Moab was on my way back to Oregon at the end of Sept. 2003 from going to Colorado and Kansas to visit Aunt Neva and to hear Liberty! (I still remember the look on Royce's face when he saw my car pull into the church parking lot in Hutchinson, KS). Moab and its neighboring Arches is a wonderful place!
See y'all in Fresno, Lord willing!
Ellen (Royce's cuz)
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