We woke up early after our late night, had a hearty breakfast with burritos and fresh fruit, then flew out the door a little before 8am. We made it to the park by 8:30am, just in time to get in before they closed the place because of capacity quotas. David stayed at the Wanderer to work, so Cynthia, Felix and I (Leslie) got down to exploring the sites. And what sites indeed! I took them to the arches David and I had explored when we came to the park a couple weeks earlier. I don’t care how many times you visit this park, it’s extraordinary every single time. The shear size of the different rock formations is breath taking. We explored the North and South Windows Arches, Turret Arch, Double Arch, Sand Dune Arch, Landscape Arch, Skyline Arch, Delicate Arch and Balancing Rock. All agreed that the Windows, Turret and Double arches were the big winners of the day. Afterward we decided a relaxing drive and some site seeing along the Colorado River would be a nice way to wrap up our adventure for the day. It is a beautiful drive that offers shear red cliffs shooting straight up into a bright blue sky. Gorgeous! We drove into Moab afterward, stopping at the liquor store for supplies and heading to Cynthia and Felix’s hotel to check in. We finally got all the gear carried up to the room and cracked a bottle of wine. Felix took a shower but Cynthia and I just stayed grimy and were thoroughly sated by the day’s activities. We called David to let him know our day was complete and he drove into town to meet us for an early dinner. We ended up at Zak’s Pizza. Then headed to respective lodging for an early night to bed (and well deserved!)
Cynthia and Felix in front of Balanced Rock 
Felix (Blue shirt on the rock) at Double Arch 
Cynthia and Felix in the canyon to Sand Arch 
Felix holding up Sand Dune Arch
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