Day 4 Moab to Cortez

The public park in Moab Utah had green lawns and there were lots of beds of pretty flowers. We set off to explore Dead Horse Point State Park and Arches National Park. On the way there we saw signs of mineral wells on BLM lands. At one overlook you could see potash mining along the Colorado River. There is a movement here to get National Monument Status for the public lands due to expansion of mineral leases. Once we entered 'Colorful Colorado' the roads improved. There were fields of sunflowers under cultivation outside Dove Creek CO. We are spending the night overlooking Mesa Verde and the Sleeping Ute Mountain.