Drove North out of Moab today on Highway 128. The road runs along the Colorado River and the fantastic canyons it cut in the sandstone over the last several million years. Shear cliffs and dramatic valleys all with the winding River as a highlight. The wildfire smoke still persists.
Stopped for Lunch at the Sorrel River Ranch and Resort. Had a great lunch on the patio looking at the River with the cliffs as a background. We each had a bowl of very good Gazpacho and then split a BLTAE (BLT with an egg and avocado.
After lunch we started back down 128 towards Moab and stopped at the Castle Creek Winery for a tasting. Castle Creek is Utah’s First and Largest Winery and it sits right on the River. Not bad creamy Chardonnay and Cabernet.
We then stopped at the Red Cliffs Lodge which houses the Movie History Museum. Not only were a lot of the old Westerns filmed in the area including some great John Wayne cowboys but parts of modern films like Back to the Future 2 & 3, Indiana Jones, Thelma & Louise, City Slickers 2, Mission Impossible. Also ads like the Chevy ad where they put a car on the top of a dramatic rock pillar.
We then continued our drive back down 128 to Moab.
