Hey all.. sort of back from long western road trip (Monument Valley, Moab, Zion, Flagstaff, Grand Canyon, Sedona and other stops along the way but have to turn around and make an emergency trip to FL now. So not much running here. Plan to get the dogs out for a short jog today then finished up some stuff before heading out again.

We had mostly good weather on our stops but our trip was detoured by a blizzard warning so we bypassed Colorado and the rocky mountains. We still encountered snow up in the Texas panhandle and northern New Mexico and a winter storm warning for our Flagstaff stop. We also had rain, brief encounters with graupel, wind and dust storms in Arizona, NM, and Texas panhandle on the way back.  I guess such is early spring in the mountains and desert southwest.

Best hike of the trip was at Arches, up the Delicate Arch trail and back. Only 5k+ round trip but some elevation change and a view of Utah's iconic arch at the top. Arches was my favorite stop. Sedona was too congested and hectic but our rental was on the west side so we stayed over on that side for the most part. Zion and the town of Springdale was great, very well done but crowed too. With bus service it took me an hour from hotel to trailhead for a mid-morning hike.

Dogs did great. Baker is a seasoned traveler but this was Birdies first trip other than FL with overnight hotel and VRBO stays. She did great, and even went out for lunch with us at pet friendly places a time or two.

Arches:

Monument Valley:

Deadhorse State Park:

Zion:

Flagstaff:

Sedona: