Day 2: Hot time in Utah

Ending our first night in Glenns Ferry, they have a campsite in Three Island Crossing state park. A fantastic camping space about an hour away from Boise, filled with grassy and small trails surrounding the area. I woke up in the middle of the night to the sound of coyotes. Which I found to be very peaceful and eerie at the same time.

We started our second day bright and early with a brutal eight hour drive to Arches National Park in Utah. We made one stop in Salt Lake City which was uneventful. We ate lunch in the park at the capitol building which had a view of the Mormon Temple. Afraid for our lives we jumped in the car and made our way South.

The quickest way to get to Arches is Highway 6. A desolate and terrifying road in our opinion. Dry hot dusty desert. It's that road you fear in your dreams, when your car breaks down and desert mutants kidnap you and want you to feast on your flesh. Not a town in sight for nearly 2 hours.

Arches National Park is completely worth the drive. An amazing landscape on top of a giant salt bed. It was extremely hot!!! (Dave's face really was that red) But getting around is quite easy since you can hop in your car and drive to the next arch for a quick hike. We saw some of the most amazing landscapes we have ever seen before. Pictures do not do it justice.

We found a campsite not far from the park, which reminds us of National Lampoons Vacation. We set up our tent close to cowboy silhouettes, tee-pees, and a slightly murky swimming pool (which yes we did jump in to cool off).

After a BBQ feast we were tempted to have a drink at the bar we noticed not too far down the road. This unfortunately did not work out because it was closed. Oh, and we found out it was not a bar but a bar/theater dinner show, which starts with a "gun fight". We are both kicking ourselves for missing this, I guess we will have to plan another trip to Utah. We did end up finding a bar in a town called Moab. Just south of Arches. Our kind of place, with a bar top completely carved up with names and symbols.