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| Landscape Arch |
The Visitors’ Centre provides an excellent introduction into this desert environment with a feature film about Arches and its sister park, Canyonlands. We wondered about the “greenness” of the desert until we were told that they have had an unusually wet season which is responsible for the grass and shrubs being so luxuriant.
For some reason both mum and I were very tired today, sleepy tired as well as physically. Perhaps it’s due to the higher elevation – about 2000 m – walking was a real effort. We were quite exhausted and just glad to have a lie down by the time we got back to the motel.
Despite the lack of energy we managed to see most of the park’s highlights.
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| Double Arch |
Mum has been busy chasing chipmunks without success. By the time she sees one and gets the camera aimed it’s gone – they’re just too quick!!!
The fourth petrol fill today and another different system. Can’t complain about the price however – about $3 a gallon which works out to be about 80 c/L. Food prices are pretty good. We’ve been buying a roast chook for $4.99 – they’re only small but big enough for a meal for two along with some salad. The range of salads is quite different to what we’ve seen at home. We bought a broccoli salad one night and it was really delicious. One thing I do like about the USA (and BC was similar), is the variety of foods and flavours available. Our “nibbles collection” for instance consists of Black Pepper and Sea Salt Pretzels, Natural Butter Flavoured Pretzels and Butternut Ranch Pretzel Pieces. The other thing we’ve been enjoying is summer fruit – strawberries ($2.50 a punnet) and grapes $1 a pound. The other surprising thing (at least at the places we’ve shopped) is that much of the fruit comes from Chile although we have seen some from New Zealand and some apples from Australia.
