We woke up to a beautiful morning here in Moab. Our campsite was a perfect pick with the sheer red rock cliffs all around and the Colorado river flowing by – it was a gorgeous sight. Ryan and I had plans for a busy day so we took off quickly from the site and headed to a climbing area by the name of Wall Street. Pretty clever name!

Wall Street

Today was my first time climbing so I was ecstatic to get out a try the real thing. The road was flanked with sheer faces of red rock and made me a little nervous. Luckily, Ryan had a good spot in mind and we parked the car and headed up to the anchor in the rock. Oh and we better not forget to mention the awesome indian hieroglyphs etched into the red rock walls! This area is so rich in history – I love it! Anyways, back to the climbing, we chose around a 50-60 foot face and anchored in. The first ascent I was shaking, unsure of myself and my ability to make it to the top! After that first climb I felt comfortable and decided this just might be a new hobby to add to my list. Ryan had a nice set of blisters on his hands once we were finished.

Indian Writings

After climbing, we gathered the gear and took off to fill our growling stomaches. I insisted we went to a local smoothie/sandwich joint (The Peace Tree) that I had eyed the few times we drove through the touristy Main Street. Mmm I was super satisfied with a carrot, celery, ginger and cinnamon juice blend. Ryan had a yummy strawberry smoothie as well. Recharged and ready to go back out we were thinking about road biking through Arches National Park but the weather had other plans in mind for us.

freak snow storm

The temperature drastically decreased so a nice drive through the park sounded better. My jaw dropped as we entered the park – the desert landscape was speckled with sudden jutting rock formations. If you get the chance I highly recommend visiting this park. Not too far into the park we could see a faint gray curtain of rain coming towards us. About ten minutes later we were in the middle of a freak snow storm! Going back into Moab sounded better than driving through the snow.

piles of gear

Instead of roughing it in the cold snow, we found a hotel and booked a room for three nights. Piles formed around the edges of the room and bikes were leaned up against the sink area. Check out the photos… you will understand what I mean! We followed up unpacking with a quick run out in the crisp air and found some din – din. We had dinner at Miguel’s – very tasty and fresh mexican restaurant. Tomorrow looks promising as the weather is suppose to warm up to 56!