I have Mint Mobile, which is on the T-Mobile network and I have had basically no cell or data at campgrounds so I'm behind on posting. This post is being made on July 6, 2020.
Our first national park. We were concerned about crowds, but also hopeful because there are no tour busses since all tours have been Covi-cancelled. No foreign tourists effectively.
So rather than get up super early and try to beat the crowds, we dawdled and showed up at the gate at around 9:30am. And there was no line. This isn't to say the park was empty - there were plenty of people, but we found parking spots at every viewpoint we wanted, even very popular ones.
We saw the famous double arch - a short hike from a parking lot.
Next we drove to another trailhead and opted to do a 3 mile roundtrip hike to get a birdseye view of "Delicate Arch" - one of the more photographed arches - it's on some Nevada license plates.
Masks were used by some on the hike. It was easy to maintain 6 feet between fellow hikers except when passing people coming the opposite direction. Some hikers (say 20%) wore masks. I opted to put on my bandana and lift it over my mouth on ocassion and then I put it up because of high winds on the ridge to block dust.
The kids opted not to make the final push to the arch. The dust caused Audrey's asthma to act up enough to bother her and Danny hung back with her. Binh and I trekked the last bit- I shuffled close to the rock wall with the edge of the path being a sheer drop off. We saw some petroglyphs and the ruins of Wolf Ranch on the edge of a creek bed called Salt Wash on the way back to the parking lot.
Since we didn't bring snacks with us, just water, and the hike was hot and dusty and we had seen many arches and towers, we opted to head back to Moab.
Milt's Burgers
Not knowing what was open, we perused a pamphlet picked up at the RV park and decided on "Milt's" - a burger joint.
Turns out Milt's is not just any burger joint, it's a classed '50's place with walk-up windows and even car-hop service.
Masks on, we ordered burgers and shakes and ate them at picnic tables. To sum up - mmmmmmmm. Danny had a Honey Shake that he talked about for days. I had a coffee shake that was the best and only coffee shake I've ever had. Audrey didn't finish her cheese fries and they got taken back to the camper as leftovers - and they were excellent when refried a day later.
Moab is undergoing rapid growth. Lots of traffic. The main road is being widened and condos/hotels are being built nearby.
At Slickrock RV Park
Mask on
Double Arch
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