Since this trip is pretty out-there in the backcountry, we won’t be able to update too often. However, you can see mobile uploads of snapshots from my Blackberry to tide you over until Dave gets back and uploads his photographs after the trip.

See my Hayduke photos at Flickr.

Dave and I had a great first two days on the Hayduke Trail! We hiked through Arches National Park with cool breezes and sunny skies after a first night lit by a full moon.

We are writing from Moab, where we had Mexican food for dinner, long hot showers, and our last rest in a real bed for a while. We leave this morning heading toward Canyonlands with warmer tempuratures on the way.

Dave’s Dad took some great starting pictures (see  below) so you can get an idea of what our first chilly day looked like. I also took a few snapshots with my Blackberry and and sent them up to Flickr, which at the moment is easier to connect to via the phone than this website. Here’s the address to see my snapshots – check it now and then because I’ll send up photos whenever I have cell service: www.flickr.com/photos/outsideforever.

Photos by Rich Snowberg

(Photo by Rich Snowberg)

Yesterday Dave’s parents (Mother and Father Snowberg!) drove us from Golden to Moab over snowy passes after a spring storm. The drive was beautiful, with bright blue skies emphasizing crisp white peaks on the passes and red rocky bluffs down near Arches. We camped last night in the Devil’s Campground in Arches National Park, dressed in all our layers in our sleeping bags. The low temp was in the low 20s, but we’ll be hiking in 50 degrees today.
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