The Journey to Utah
Posted in Life on Tuesday, January 30, 2007
Last Wednesday I set out on a long drive from Waco, TX to Salt Lake City, UT. After having lunch with my parents and saying my goodbyes to everyone, I set out with my car full of all possessions I would be taking and headed west. The drive was pretty long and boring, especially through Texas, but I just put my iPod on shuffle and drove. I only made it to Amarillo by the end of the first day, after about 7 hours on the road. I stayed at a La Quinta on the west side of town and got up early the next day to make it the rest of the 13 hours remaining in my trip. New Mexico, along I-40, was pretty nice with plenty of red rock formations to keep the view interesting and then the descent into Albuquerque was pretty. The western edge of New Mexico, near Arizona, was pretty desolate and ugly, but once I got to Cortez, Colorado the scenery improved. Finally there were mountains on the horizon and trees in the landscape. From there, I made my way to Monticello, Utah which was absolutely beautiful and then up to Moab, Utah which was even more breathtaking. Moab is located between Arches National Park and Canyonlands National Park with some of the most amazing rock formations in the country. Past Moab and onto I-70 the landscape changed once again into shrub desert which wasn’t very appealing. Night fell when I arrived in Price, Utah and then I had to navigate a winding mountain pass with 18-wheelers speeding by as fast as they could go. Finally I made it to Spanish Fork, then headed up to Lehi where I got a little lost until I found the way up the mountain and to my new home.
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