Sunday, June 8, 2008

Day #9 - Dude, Utah rocks!

For comparison purposes, this was our motel last night. Everything else was sold out because a rodeo was in town and this was all we could find.




What's the deal with the stains on this chair? Eww.




Tonight is a different story. Back to the Hampton Inn!!!!


Aaaaaaaahhhhh.



Today Jina and I visited Arches National Park. The sun was shining, the sky was clear.


I love national parks! This is one of the best in the country.




These rock formations are a result of erosion due to severe weather over millions of years.

The Balanced Rock.

We thought these rocks looked like the Apostles...or chess pieces...or Chinese Buddha dudes.

A monkey!


Look hard. It's a rhino!

And our personal favorite...a binomial distribution! You can even see the upper and lower limits. I think Jina misses core stats class.

After days and days of driving and stopping to take hundreds and hundreds of photos, it was time to get OUT of the car. The 3-mile hike to see the Delicate Arch was a nice change of pace. Once we got up to the arch though, we were back to taking hundreds of photos.


A soaring common raven.




Is our height difference really that drastic?! Totally an optical illusion, right? Right???


The architectural beauty of the Arch in St. Louis is undeniable. But I can't even begin to fathom the events that took place to form this arch. If you get a chance to visit Utah, definitely take a day or two to visit Arches Nat'l Park.




We drove to Park City for the night and had dinner at Ruby Tuesday. Thank goodness for veggies.


Monday's plans: explore Park City and SLC. I'm SO excited to see the Temple. It's been 17 years since I first laid eyes on it.

P.S. Go Celtics! The husband doesn't want to hear it but I hope the Lakers don't win the championship.









5 comments:

Unknown said...

Ladies...I am loving this blog! I am jealous of the fun you are having but thrilled to share it in photos!

Make sure to hit Arctic Circle in SLC for some fry sauce if you get a chance!

Safe travels!!

Anonymous said...

all your pictures of food look quite delicious. my mouth is watering as i am typing this.

Jon Chang said...

"The husband" doesn't appreciate the lack of faith from "the wife" for the inevitable Lakers' comeback...

Anonymous said...

jon,

this is stu, the lakers blow. down with kobe

Unknown said...

That pic with the raven is pretty cool! Looks like a giant godzilla-like bird is descending down on those unsuspecting villagers and gonna gobble them up!