19 May 19

After an early night, we were up at 06:30 and on the road before 08:00. We took the scenic route north from Chinle to Natural Bridges National Monument, where we visited all three bridges - Sipapu, Kachina, and Owachomo. Along the way, we made a quick stop at Monument Valley. In the process, we walked nearly 6 miles. We made it into Moab, UT about 18:00 and after checking into the hotel, had a nice dinner at Miguel’s Baja Restaurant. We were asleep by 21:00.

20 May 19

The good folks at Arches National Park recommend getting to the park gates before 09:00, so we were up early again, with an excellent breakfast at the Jailhouse Cafe. After breakfast, we drove straight to the park entrance, arriving there at 08:10, but we still had to wait 7 minutes. We conquered this park, walking nearly 13 miles while seeing Delicate, Landscape, Skyline, Sand, Broken, Tapestry, Double, Windows (N and S), and Turret Arches (not necessarily in that order), along the Wolf Ranch and the petroglyphs nearby. We had an early dinner at the Broken Oar - best dinner of the trip, so far. Dogs are barking big time tonight. One Advil each and a couple of stiff general liquid anaesthetics, taken orally. Followed by another early night. Looking forward to a long day in the car tomorrow, with very little or no walking.