Waking up was easy, getting out of a toasty warm sleeping bag was hard. 

Switching from a soft bed to the slope and stiffness of a trail or campsite is not always easy. Sleep was rough, but that’s life.

We hit up Moab for coffee and breakfast before heading west. We found a nice little place that had a slow line but once your order was in, the food practically followed us out to the table!

We made out plans and hit the road.  After a seemingly random pair of words was sent to me via facebook post, I found myself driving an amazing road towards Gemini Bridge.

Not all vehicles could make this steep, narrow, and bumpy road, but my tundra seemed to do just fine. I didn’t even turn on 4 wheel drive.

The trail was easy to follow… so long as you start it correctly…

My phone couldn’t capture this site as well as I had hoped, but here are a few pictures.

After walking around some dangerous cliffs, we opted to head out and make our way to the north entrance of Canyonlands.

Something amazing happened.  While leaving the visitor’s center, I ran into an old coworker! Jennifer W.! After exchanging hugs and a few comments we went our separate ways.  Good luck with the extreme vertices rescue course with the NPS guys Jennifer!!!

What an amazing and random encounter! After that we drove out to an overlook before heading to camp.

I believe it is just called the Green River Overlook. Quite a great sight!

Sadly, our number one choice for camping was full, but we found an alternative spot with plenty of time to spare.

Tents went up and we went for a quick drive and a hike before the so ran away.

Another great day to have a great day. It is now 9 pm and this guy needs to get some sleep!

Goodnight everyone! Tomorrow Jason and I are heading for a loop hike over nighter into the back country. We have to haul all our water for the whole trip. Wish us luck, cause water is just too heavy!!!