Today was our last day in Moab. We've been busy trying to see everything in our four days here. We toured the back country BLM Lands in a Jeep, hiked in Moab and Arches National Parks, and saw the famous canyon at Dead Horse State Park. We decided we needed a relaxing day. It was over 100 degrees this morning after breakfast so no one felt like doing anything strenuous.Kathe and Jim drove back to Arches National Park to check out the Visitors Center and to see a very interesting film on how the arches were formed and how they continue to change over time. This is a picture through the window of the Visitors Center showing the road up and into the park.
Then it was time to search the town for the ultimate Moab/Arches T-shirt. They went into almost every single shop and saw some really funny ones, but nothing worth buying. So they had lunch and read the AAA guide book to make sure they didn't forget anything important.
What they found was the Moab Museum of Film and Western Heritage back out on Highway 128 along the Colorado River.
There were hundreds of films made here in Moab since the 1940's. Many of the residents worked on the films and are very proud of their town's movie history. Some of the movies filmed here were Rio Grande, Wagon Master, The Comancheros, Thelma and Louise, City Slickers, Back to the Future and hundreds of music videos and TV commercials. There was a very well done movie with clips from movies shot here.
The drive out to the museum was so beautiful, we took a few more pictures of the red rocks and the river.
Tomorrow we are off to Green River State Park. I hope it's cooler, there are absolutely no animals to chase or even any other doggies walking around in this park. It's just too darn hot!
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