I took two trips outside the park while I was staying in Moab, one to hike a trail to Corona and Bowtie Arches and another to Dead Horse Point State Park, a park which takes longer to say than to explore.

Monday morning I woke up and got to work. At this point I was pretty used to the two hour time difference, I get up a few minutes before 6am, then log in and work until lunch. This lets me take a quick shower without waking up my hosts. After a while on Monday I noticed light coming through the blinds and opened the shade.
Up on the hills next to Grand Junction was my second opportunity to use my National Parks Pass: the beautiful Colorado National Monument!
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