Great Western Road Trip Day 16

Progress: Montrose, CO to Moab, UT via Colorado N.M. and Dead Horse Pt State Park

Mileage: 220

Headed NW on US-50 to Grand Junction to hike at Colorado NM. Hiked Devil’s Kitchen, a rather steep route to a rock formation from the East entrance. Routed around to West Entrance and up Rim Top Road for a bit to the visitor center and nature trail hike

I-70 into Utah and then South to Dead Horse Point State Park. Hiked 3.2 miles out and back along the canyon’s east rim to Dead Horse Point Lookout, along and over an amazing river canyon. It was hot! 106 degrees for a desert hike

On to Moab for overnight at Bowen Motel

Hiking Colorado National Monument’s mesas
vistas at Dead Horse Point State Park in UT
Rim Top trail at Dead Horse