day 3...

Brigham City to Moab, Utah, 356 miles.
SCOTT
Did a little bit of Canyonlands today and all of Arches. I think you could spend time in Arches every day of your life and probably see something new each time. Amazing rock formations. Even Olivia was impressed. We put the top down for the first half of the drive through Arches so we could see the tops of the formations. Nice. We put the top up for the second half of the drive because it was, well, hot. 96 in Moab around 6 p.m. Started the day talking with a couple motorcycling to Las Vegas. Asked if they wanted to trade rides for the day. They smiled and declined. So we headed out, driving south to and through Salt Lake City -- fortunately Liv found a Starbucks for us -- then southeast up into the hills. Some beautiful country, if more than a little moonlike in places. Liv was feeling much better today, mostly because she's getting over her cold, but partly because the surroundings were more interesting. Even saw an Ikea store. In Moab, we stopped at a rock shop recommended by Jean. Nice. She has a slab of Utah picture stone from this shop that's very cool. I think she got the best one they had. Moab is even more touristy than a year ago. Every storefront on the main drag is a place to either eat, drink or buy gifts. But we found a Starbucks at the grocery store, and it opens at 5 a.m. Tomorrow: South from Moab and into Canyonlands again, then south some more. At some point, we'll set foot on the Four Corners (where Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and Utah come together), but not sure yet how we'll get there. Mesa Verde is sounding pretty good, and it's a place we could see some ancient native ruins if we decide against going anywhere south of Flagstaff. We'll figure it out tomorrow. Liv's not feeling so hot right now. She was downloading photos from her camera to her laptop and they somehow all were deleted, from both the camera and the computer. She lost it all. She's not happy. Understandably.
Good night Steve and Noreen and Bob and Linda...
OLIVIA
So everything today was cool, but yeah, i'm not too happy right now, so it looks like were going to arches ... again!