The Three R's of travel

Every now and then, one has to make a longer stop to rest, repair, and re-supply - the three R's of travel. We seem to have hit that point here in Moab. Heather's tire had a blow-out about 20 miles outside of town, and it turned into a 5 day stay for us. This was made easier by the fact that we scored free accommodations at a local campground run by a friend of a friend of Heather's. I'm very aware at this point that I will soon have to get to Portland and dig-in for my new job - I start only two weeks from now and I'm still over 1000 miles away. It will be a big push to finish the drive and busy times to get set up there, so some rest before that is a good idea. Also, it's far enough north now that it is freezing at night again, so we not really keen to be camping much further up.

BTW - that reminds me to plug a couple local businesses: Pack Creek Campground - where we stayed, and Ye Ol Geezer Meat Shop. Check them out if you ever find yourself in Moab, or want to mail order really good jerky.

It has been a very interesting stay - we explored in Arches National Park, got a far-ranging tour of ancient rock art and local sights from the campground owners, saw a local hot-rod/old car show, and slept-in quite a few times. There is much more to do in Moab than I realized - it's not just mountain biking!

Anyway, today we move onward to Bryce Canyon for a couple days..