Moab

Just returned from a long weekend near Moab, Utah with girlfriends. Stayed at the Pack Creek Ranch. It's situated just below the La Sals mountain range with fabulous hikes, just right outside the cabin door.

Here's the dive:

The shot BELOW was taken within a mile of our lodgings.
The geology in southern Utah is Over The Top!

When we weren't hiking, we were eating and laughing. Oh. There was the hot tub too. (Quite the amenities for $32 per day, per person!)

We all shared the cooking duties and meals were simply scrumptious. Lots of healthy veggie meals.

The terrain around Moab is extraordinarily diverse.
We were dealing with a cattle drive on a steep mountainside . . .

. . . and an hour later, we were hiking in red rock country
with bizarre formations like THIS:

Stunning beauties abound in the desert.

The lichen create a kaleidoscope of colors.

My favorite part of the trip - the morning I awoke at 6 a.m. and took a two-hour jaunt as the sun rose over the La Sals, creating a spotlight on the red rock ridges on the other side of the valley.

Breathtaking.