March 14, 2024

Captain's Log; Day 68

Before we left Cedar Crest, NM we did drive on the Musical Highway just outside of Albuquerque . As you drive over grooves in the road it plays America the Beautiful. It is pretty cool. It has been there for some time and is getting worn and you have to listen closely but you can here it and you sing along in your mind.

This week we are in Bluff, Utah. Looks like a new campground with new stone ground cover and sites. Diane like that the internet is working great. There is a new laundry and shower  building which is close to our site. It's great as our washing machine is no longer working. 

Bluff is situated in south eastern Utah with mountains and deep valleys all around it. We headed into the Valley of the Gods on Monday. It is a short distance from the campground and a great drive into the Valley with the mountains all around you. There were a number of small campers in the Valley dry camping. 





We stopped a number of times just to listen to the sound of nothing. It is amazing how small you feel in places like this and the beauty around you.

time for lunch


feeling small  





When we exited the Valley we took a gravel road up the mountain. It weaved back and forth up the side of the mountain. I did hug the mountain side as it was about a 1000 foot drop. We only met one car coming down who had to drive right next to the edge. The view was stunning as you could see forever.


As we reached the plateau we saw a sign pointing to Glen Canyon National Rec area. We had to take the dirt road and see where it lead. I think it was about 10 miles and ended at the edge of what looked like the Grand Canyon. Simply awe inspiring view. 


Glen Canyon

river down at the bottom





The next day we decided to hike to the Monarch Cave. It was only a 1.5 mile hike round-trip but it took us almost 2 hours there and back. A  sandy trail up and down through a wash. But in the end we did come across the Indian stone structures in the cave half way up the mountain. We could not get to the structure as it was blocked off and we are old. We did climb the rock wall as high as we could.











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