So, day 8 - our plan was solid. We were going to check out Canyonlands real quick, and then drive to Denver from Moab. 5 hours. It was gonna work. AND, I was going to see my friend Emily. BUT, Day 8 had other plans.
Let's start with Canyonlands. We did a super quick... ahhhhhh what can we see in an hour? We went to Grand View Point Overlook.
Okay as you look at these pictures, just realize that it used to not be a canyon. And that ... wow. The earth is pretty awesome and powerful to carve out all these crazy deep canyons from what was really a lot of flat land. This place is a geologist's dream. And no, I am not a geologist.
My nephew was not supposed to be this close to the edge, but there was actually a lot of buffer - it was not a straight drop into the canyon.
Okay, so after this epic tour of Canyonlands, we punched Denver into the GPS and it said 7 hours. This was not what our driver, my brother, was expecting. He had anticipated a 5 hour drive. Apparently, a commercial truck hauling cattle had an accident and closed the I-70. You can read about the crash here.
So, here's a little visual. We were going to take that straight blue route. But we ended up going north. It sorta worked out because my brother had a friend near Steamboat Springs, so we got to see her - for literally 10 minutes maybe. Maybe 30. It was really short and sweet.
I knew we were in for a long drive, so I honestly didn't take a ton of pictures. We did max out elevation at 11,112 feet in the Eisenhower Tunnel. But here are a few window pics to make you feel good.
In the end, I didn't get to see my friend. We arrived at the hotel late - like 7 pm maybe. We were all toast!
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