THE GOAL: The North Rim, Oct 8-9 2010...

I know, goals on a vacation?  So I am only one week into decompression so we have a goal:  Make it to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon for our Friday camping reservations made a month earlier.  This is the last goal of the trip.  And we made it.  We left Arches mid-day and headed north to connect  back onto I-70 West.  At the intersection of 191 out of Moab and I-70 entrance is a gas station called Papa Joes:

Papa Joe's at 191 and I70, no relation.

We hooked up with State route 89 off of I-70 and headed south to the Grand Canyon, passing Bryce and Zion National Parks.  Utah is an absolutely stunning state which we hope to visit again and do some serious camping.

Looking East of 89 near Hatch, Utah

Biker motel Hatch ,Utah

Looking East from 89 toward Bryce National Park.

Mission accomplished:  The North Rim, truly magnificent.

I actually was turned onto the the North Rim by Phil Sarty at Bose.  He mentioned sitting in the lodge in big leather seats looking right down into the canyon.  Thanks Phil, it was great!

The perfect view and a perfect seat!