Day Five: Arches Natl Park, 4 Corners, Page

I have had a hard time getting radio stations out here so I have listened to my mix CD at least a dozen times today, so here are the lyrics for the day:

Somewhere on a desert highway
She rides a Harley-Davidson
Her long blonde hair flyin in the wind
Shes been runnin half her life
The chrome and steel she rides
Collidin with the very air she breathes
The air she breathes.

A little Neil Young, of course my hair isn't blonde anymore and since I promised my family I would wear the helmet this whole ride, it sure isn't blowing in the wind like I would love it to do.

We started the day by forgetting to go to the gas station before we hit Arches National Park. That was dumb. We still got to see some absolutely beautiful sites and took tons of photos (posted on Facebook) throughout Arches. We ran into a couple from Quebec on their Harley that had already been out for three weeks and they had just gone through Death Valley! Crazy French people. ;-)

We headed south toward Four Corners after touring Arches. It was quite a long ride and was starting to get really hot again. Four Corners is a cool place because it is one of a kind, but like the Ball of Twine, a long drive for something that was a bit of a let down.

On the way west it started raining on us, raining hard! We were so hot it was ok though. We thought it was funny that is was pouring down on us in the desert. The roads got very very slick after the rain. I compare it to stepping down on a bowl of garlic and oil spaghetti. Twice when I stopped to take photos after the rain I almost dropped the bike when I lost my footing. Not so much fun. Robby had a hard time getting his off the kickstand (much like I had a time on Pike's Peak and he helped me) and I offered to help. He said he would rather die than have help from me getting his bike upright. ;-)

Headed to Monument Valley we stopped at a McD's for a drink and a snack and there was a native American guy selling tennis shoes or just asking for money. I said I would buy him some food, but not giving him money. He said ok, I will take a large french fry, lots of ketchup, and a large diet coke. Apparently beggars CAN be choosers. We fed him and then took off toward Monument Valley. What a gorgeous place! I think God did pretty good with this part of the world. ;-) There is a rock that looks like a mitten and it is called Mitten Rock. I told Robby that I wanted to take a picture of the Mitten Rock and he said, "geez, you are naming the rocks now!" I had to buy him a postcard that had the name of Mitten Rock on it to prove that I am not crazy.

About 400ish more miles today. We are up to 2066 miles now. I am getting to be a pro at putting on lip gloss and not going into the oncoming traffic lane now. ;-)

Still having fun! Tomorrow is Antelope Canyon and Bryce Canyon and hopefully tomorrow night ending up in VEGAS baby!