Day 14: Timely Advice on the Way to Colorado

We woke up to the sound of rain outside of our cave and decided to sleep awhile longer to avoid getting drenched from the start.  After clammering down the hillside with all of our stuff we made it to McDonald's for breakfast were we found out the weather report for the day.  Once again we were going to hit isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon which didnt please us.  After another fine dining experience we tried to fix our ever leaking trailer tubes and make some adjustments outside of McDonald's.  Of course we created quite and attraction as many people offered their opinions about our prospective route and gave warnings of hills to come.  One man Larry, offered all kinds of knowledge, including how to live in peace and harmony with all living things, but in the end was very helpful in securing a new tire for our trailer tire that had gone nearly bald quite rapidly.  So all in all we got a relatively late start to our day leaving Moab around 10:15. We had hoped to make it to Arches National Park but in an effort not to backtrack and to save time we decided to forge on. The road out of Moab was full of rolling climbs and more beautiful red rock, canyons, and vistas.  On our way down the path we ran into Martin who was doing a solo bike tour around the west visiting many national parks.  We made a stop in La Sal for lunch where we ate our usual peanut butter ramen, and assorted goodness outside the post office of this very small town.  We again for the second day seemed to roll into town right before the big storm of the day and found ourselves camping out in the post office and store for several hours to avoid the hail and rain.  The post office couldn't have come at a better time and we seized the opportunity to mail home some extra unnecessary things that we had been carrying.  Surprisingly we were able to drop 15lbs which makes a hug difference when pulling the trailers.  From La Sal we had a little more climb before descending rapidly into a canyon that wound us down and around across the Colorado State Line.  There was something about crossing that line that fueled us onward. Maybe it was because the rockies had been so hyped up and were finally near, or maybe it was just a renewed sense of making progress.  Whatever the reason we set onward to Naturita Colorado where we found refuge in the front yard of a women named Pat.  We had pounded out the last 30 miles in an effort to make it into town before dark.  We arrived at 8:30 just in time to find a grocery store(where we found potato salad and discount pastries!) and a yard to sleep in.  Today marked the first day in a new effort to increase our mileage in hopes of returning in time for Dietrich Linde's wedding.  Maybe it was because we didnt have any coffee today but we were all very very ready for bed when the time came.
Miles 82 Sunny with thunderstorms, 2 flats but none on the trailers!