... Now THAT's a darn good question. My apologies to anyone following our adventure. I'm certain I've got some of the days and sequence of events jumbled. Must be the fresh mountain air.
Monday dawned, I assume. The driving rain kept the sun far, far away and made for a very soggy packing. Tent was wet. Air mattress was wet. Fred and I and much other stuff were wet. Thankfully the car started and we bid adieu to Zion, pointing southest headed for Page, Ut.
Our stop at Antelope Valley was very much worth it. The slot canyon tour was Navajo guided by the lovely Jamie. She was extremely knowledgable about everyone's cameras, and made sure we had the best photo opportunities. The canyon was so narrow in some spots, only one person in each direction could pass. Fortunately, this tour was flat on the ground with the canyon rising around us. Quite beautiful.
The drive further east took us through the wide open skies of southern Utah/northern Arizona on our way to Monument Valley, where we have finally successfully pitched our tent.
One might ask, what's the big deal about pitching a teeny-weeny widdle tent? You've certainly done it before! Well, that's true. We have now pitched the tent in good weather and in bad, in light and in darkness. But Monument Valley is where we pitched the tent in 25-30MPH winds. Yes, WIND, not a gentle breeze. Looking back on our monumentous effort (pun intended), I don't know what was more difficult: finding soft enough ground for the stakes, or tying the tent to the car to keep it from blowing away!
Right now as I blog, we're comfy-cozy in the car, waiting for the air mattress pump to charge. Currently, before wind chill it's a dry 52 degrees. Not a cloud in the sky, thankfully! The overlook on which the tent and the car are perched has a nice easly slope of about 25 feet, just in case we get blown over tonight. Ah, that's why we tied the tent to the car. I forgot.
Tomorrow we're in for a short 3.2 mile hike around the Mitten, and then it's on to a quick stop at the Grand Canyon. Who could pass THAT up!
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