By Maryanna Gabriel  |
| Bungy Cord Technique |
With bungy cords swinging I drove. I was trying not to overly
worry about the mirrors but realizing that driving was a little tricky and it
was difficult for me to gauge distance. As I traveled I was struck by how
everyone looked like they were off of a Hollywood set, lean and pale, as though
they did not eat vegetables. In fact there was not a vegetable in sight. From
what I could figure people were existing on deep fried steak and chicken. I
tried not to pine as I took in the astound landscape and headed to Moab. Being from an island the expanse of space was exhilarating.
Moab is in Utah which is mesa country and is the jumping off point for two famous
parks,
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| Exhilarating Expanse |
Canyonlands, and Arches. This landscape also reminded me of Hollywood
sets, John Wayne movies, Thelma and Louise was shot here, as was Indiana Jones
and the Las Crusade. Moab was just hopping. It is only a population of 5,000
people but it seemed to be a mecca for the young and an excitement filled the
air. There were a lot of people white water rafting and kayaking the Colorado River as well as
doing off road biking. The energy of the place caught fire with me. I
briefly searched for a bottle of wine which seemed rather difficult. I
realized I was in Mormon
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| Mesa Country |
country. Nobody here drank wine. I was finally able to
refit my supplies with the odd vegetable thrown in but not before I stumbled upon
a barbed wire museum. I couldn’t believe
that somebody was actually documenting the different forms of barbed wire over
time. I was fascinated. I was reading the biography of Georgia O’Keeffe and her
white water rafting trip through this area. As with most biographies I have
read, I began to see the human side of her which was plenty big as people
recounted tales of their experiences with her. She could be quite a difficult
woman apparently. I longed to kayak the rapids but I could not figure out how I
would get picked up at the other end. Never mind. I was headed towards Arches.