After a lot of hemming and hawing and about what to do for far too long, we decided to head into town for some free wifi at the visitors' center so Marc could read the sports news. I happened to see a poster there for Day of the Dead celebration in the afternoon, and then I ran into Other Mark and Jo at the bookstore, so we decided to all go over together. It was a pretty big celebration, with alters, candles to be lit, an educational area about death rituals in many different countries, and much more. Unfortunately there wasn't any food available a la carte, and we weren't hungry enough for a $10 platter. I must say, though, that what Other Mark and Jo bought looked incredibly tasty and authentic.
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| Day of the Dead festival |
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| One of the altars. |
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| Awesome mariachi band from Salt Lake. |
After the festival, Marc and I headed up to try a new-to-us trail on the edge of town, Mill Creek Rim. We unloaded the bikes, got all ready, headed up the trail, and then couldn't find where it went up to the ridge. We looked everywhere. It was supposedly a blue intermediate trail, so you'd think it would be pretty easy to find. Not like we should be climbing straight up a pile of rocks. We gave up and went back downtown where Marc read a little more at the visitors' center and I rode my bike along the length of the river trail. Got to see some parts of Moab I'd never seen before!
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Some parts of Moab
(this is the dirt part of the
river trail) are just like home.
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| Cool bench near the youth garden on the bike trail. |
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