Moab, Utah Day 3, Canyonlands National Park

Canyonlands National Park

Shafer Canyon Overlook 

Shafer Trail 

 Mesa Arch Trail

 Mesa Arch Trail

 Mesa Arch

 looking through the arch to the formations below

 Mesa Arch from the end looking down at the cliff it sits on

Green River Overlook 

Grand View Point 

Trail at Grand View Point

along the trail

Moab, Utah Day 2

We drove 65 miles, taking the Le Sal Loop Road from Moab up towards the Le Sal Mountains to an elevation of 8300 feet.

 These first two pictures are for you, Laura Beth

This one and the next two, show the view from Castle Valley, a small town along the loop road. Location, location, location.

View down to Castle Valley from up on the mountain.

Time to head back down.

Moab, Utah Day 1

These photos were taken along route 279 near Moab, Utah.

 desert varnish

looking up in between the rocks 

 our car for perspective

The Southern Coast of Maine

We left the Maine area in late September and are finally catching up on posting the remainder of the pictures from our time there. The following photos are from a drive along the Maine coast from Old Orchard Beach south. The two main areas highlighted here are Kennebunkport and the Nubble Lighthouse.

We pulled to the side of the road to take pictures along this beautiful area in Kennebunkport and realized that we were next to the Bush Compound. It's the home of President George Bush Sr. and has been in the family for generations. It's located on it's own peninsula called Walker's Point.

 The interesting clouds almost looked like waves.

Here you can see the house at the end of the point.

 View from the south side of the point.

 Here you can see the whole compound.

St. Ann's Episcopal Church, further south along the coast.

The remainder of the pictures we took at the Nubble Lighthouse in York Beach, Maine. It is also known as the Cape Neddick Lighthouse. It is on a small island near the town of York, Maine. The town owns the land the lighthouse is on.

Eating little tidbits washed up by the waves.

Run! There comes another wave.

Mount Washington, New Hampshire

Our destination on this day was the top of Mt Washington in New Hampshire. We invited good friends, Tom and Dayle, to join us. Traveling on back roads, as we are likely to do, we happened by a covered bridge on the trip out and Hurricane Mountain Road on our return trip. Mount Washington was awesome, but it's not the only memory from that day.

 Tom and Dayle at the Porter-Parsonsfield Historical Bridge, built in 1876.

 One view of the 152 foot bridge.

 It's a double arch bridge, which was restored in 1999. It was closed to traffic in 1960.

 Another view of the bridge which spans the Ossipee River.

This end of the bridge is called the Parsonsfield-Porter Historical Bridge. It was a joint project between the two towns located on opposite sides of the river.

Mount Washington was the location where the highest wind on the earth's surface, 231 MPH was recorded on April 12, 1934.

 It was a rare, mostly clear day with winds only gusting at 50 MPH. It still felt pretty cool.

 Looking down at a ski area.

 There are four options for getting to the top of Mt Washington, hiking, driving, taking a tour van or the train. We chose to drive and at some points, when the road was dirt and narrow, the ladies were a bit nervous. They have a long list of vehicles which are not allowed to drive it, because of the steep grade.

The cog wheel that pulls the train up the mountain. 

The train starting it's trip back down.

This is a sign on Hurricane Mountain Road. For comparison, the grades on the road up Mt Washington average 12%. We paused, took this picture, put the car in low gear and enjoyed the ride down.