The roads from Albuquerque to Moab (via the SouthWest corner of Colorado) had some of the most beautiful geological formations, colors and shapes. As we neared Shiprock, NM, we saw out on the desert what could have been the masts for a very large ship as we got closer and our perspective changed it looked more like a cathedral than a ship. There is a church rock nearer here that was also magnificent!
The formations are really amazing to look at. Similar the scenery along Route 395 in California. We think these roads (US64, US491, US191) are in competition with the Redwood Forest Trail (Highway 101 in Northern California and southern Oregon) for the most beautiful scenry we have traversed in our 4 years on the road.
Here in the valley surrounding Moab are snow covered mountain peaks. This is a really beautiful place. We wondered why the beautiful places are in the middle of nowhere (Moab, Alaska, etc.). Probably cause otherwise, we’d develop them into ugliness.
