On Monday, Bob and I checked out the John Wesley Powell River History Museum, which centers their displays around the story of one of the greatest expeditions of discovery in American History, a one-armed Civil War veteran-led expedition into the great unknown.
In 1869, all of the US had been mapped. Except for one area: where the Green River and the Colorado River meet, and where the Colorado passes through the Grand Canyon.
John Wesley Powell chose 5 men and, while three men left the expedition early, the remaining two plus Powell made it out alive. The other three were never seen again.
They faced brutal rapids. Powell is depicted in the rear boat seated in his chair.
On Tuesday morning, we left Green River for Moab, only about an hour away. What a beautiful ride!
In this photo, above, you can see caves.
The town of Moab was bigger than we had expected, filled with the usual touristy shops.
This is our view from our campsite. Tomorrow we will pack a lunch and drive through Arches National Park.
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