Glenwood Springs, CO, and Moab, Utah, May, 2006

Hot Mineral Springs, Massive Red Sandstone Formations

There was hydrotherapy in the two mineral pools, and a Swedish massage, at Glenwood Springs, Colorado. This photo is a stock pix from the Internet.






We toured Arches National Park just outside Moab, Utah to see its famed buttes and mesas. Also nearby is Canyonlands National Park

I named the three formations in this photo as:"Broken Tooth Butte."




Travelers' Three
My sister Nancy and her husband Bob Turley, left to right in photo, organized the entire trip. Here we are the Travelers Three enjoying some Louisana cooking in Glenwood Springs.




Name that Rock!

Almost every formation in Arches National Park has an "offical" name. But I think it's more fun to study the rock and find a shape or image of your own to name it.

I call this one,"Frog's Tongue"





Interactive Photo
It's your turn to name the rock.

When you're ready with a name,just scroll down to the end of this post and click on the word "Comments"





The Keyhole

There and many exmples of "window rocks"in Arches. Native Americans believe window rocks are passage ways to a Spirit World and can reveal mysteries to those who take a spiritual journey called a Vision Quest

Does The Keyhole unlock mysteries?



Plants, bushes and shrubs


We were lucky to be touring Arches in early May, almost prime for "desert bloom," a time of full flower and color. Some of these desert plants, like the Creeping Cacuts", top photo, produce flowers once every five years. The plant in the photo at right is Yellow Spikeweed.


















Images from the Past

This petroglyph depicts native hunters chasing down a herd of antelope.