Gulliver's Travels 10/21/2024

Dale Sievert AKA Gulliver

Gulliver's Travels
​Utah and Colorado--April 2024

   Bob Kattner and I went to Missouri to view the solar eclipse in April.  However, it took us over 4000 miles to do the trip, and it took us eight days.  That is because we detoured to my favorite state, Utah, then turned east to see a few places in Colorado.  In Utah we visited Arches National Park and nearby Canyonlands National Park.  In Colorado we visited Mesa Verde National Park, then detoured up through Telluride, then down the "Million Dollar Highway" from Silverton to Durango.  Lots and lots of magnificent scenes were enjoyed by us.
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In Dead Horse Point State Park overlooking Canyonlands National Park

Landscape Arch, 306 feet wide, in Arches National Park National Park

Los dos hombres guapos enhancing the view of Double Arch in Arches National Park

Double Arch in Arches National Park

The Windows Section in Arches National Park

Delicate Arch, 75 feet high, in Arches National Park

Park Avenue in Arches National Park

In Canyonlands National Park

The Manti La Sal Mountains appear in the distance between two "fins" in Arches National Park

Also in Canyonlands National Park

Mesa Arch in Canyonlands National Park, which overlooks the Colorado River

Newspaper Rock, a huge area of Indian petroglyphs

Jug Arch, along the Colorado River near Canyonlands National Park

Fisher Towers, near the Colorado River and Arches National Park

Corona Arch, along the Colorado River close to Canyonlands National Park

Bowtie Arch, very close to Corona Arch

Cliff Palace in Mesa Verde National Park has about 150 rooms and was abandoned in the 1300s.

Along the highway between Silverton and Durango, Colorado during a snowfall

Epilogue

   I find it impossible to get jaded in Utah.  I have been there 15 times, nine times to Arches National Park, starting in 1969.  One morning at sunrise Bob and I were in tears and found it difficult to speak, as the deep red rocks in the first light created an overwhelming scene.  It exemplified my favorite quote: "Life is not measured by how many breaths we take, but by the places and moments that take our breath away."  We found such a place.

Next up: Spain