Hampton is part of Hilton group, locates at the edge of the town.
It has cookies ready for the guests in the late afternoon, apples are the constant in the lobby. They have a tiny pool and a weak jacuzzi on the ground in the back, outdoor. Laundry room is on the ground level, $3 per load.
The gift of bottled water and notebook, not sure it’s for our tour or for everyone – I love the notebook. My current notebook for bridge has few pages left, so this would be a prefect replacement.
The bathroom is decent, so is the room. The door is heavy – especially in light of our previous hotel in SLC that doesn’t even close. Plenty of outlet and USB ports.
A charming restaurant, with bold paintings and cute items.
1. The red wine is served in a Porto glass
2. They like to jam dinners
Our group of 17, is seated by the door on a Monday, in two tables. By the time we left at 7:30pm, it’s still very empty.
Food is pretty delicious. My beef is tender but I did add salt (I love salt) and the bean is flavorful.
The churros – I just had a wonderful churros in Salt Lake City yesterday – light, alive and fluffy , so I think I’m fairly fresh in judging – this one is not even close, dead.
This national parkwas established on September 12, 1964. It’s known for its vast, spectacular landscapes, shaped by the Colorado River and the Green River, which have eroded into canyons 峡谷, mesas 台地, and buttes 孤峰.
According to thedyrt.com, an outdoor site’s 2019 post, the Maze is for serious hikers only: there were only 2,000 in 2019, while 264,000 people visited the more popular disctict Island in The Sky. The Needles has many camping sites.
(It reminds me of Arcadia park’s – rangers are on duty to explain or help.
The center is like a general store, sells water, caps, etc and as well as souvenirs.)
Roads to Grand View Point Overlook is pretty twisty. Its latitude is 6,080 feet (1,853m), I felt nothing when I did few short runs – afraid for being late for the bus.
One lonesome Ute at the Grand View Point, is one of sights of the park. We’re allotted 35 minutes, wished for more.
La Sal Mountains to the left and Abajo Mountains to the right, White Rim sandstone in the center, Colorado River canyon, the Tatem Pole, etc.
corrugated canyons 波纹状峡谷
White Rim Road is a 100 miles unpaved path, popular with 4WDs (about 3 days), mountain bikes (likely need 4 days) and motorbikes.
This is the first of the four parks on this 6-night tour.
Dead Horse Point State Park opened in 1959, with a overlook that is dramatic, to Colorado River and Canyonlands National Park. Horseshoe Bend is park’s most iconic scene, a drone would be wonderful here, which is allowed from Nov to Feb, when there is less animals and humans.
We depart from Salt Lake City after breakfast at 8am, arriving at Dead Horse shorely before 1pm, with two bathroom breaks. The first one is at Lin’s Price (my review on Google Maps) where we also pick up light lunch to picnic at the park. This town Price has 8,216 residents (2020 census).
The second bathroom break is at Crescent Junction Rest Area in Thompson Springs, UT, a town with a population of 34 (according to the 2020 census; 39 at 2010), which is genuinely a great bathroom break, taking you down memory lane.
This lonesome structure was a peeping hole in the past, sitting atop the Colorado plateau. Nowadays, of course, there are men’s and women’s modern bathrooms.
Between the peeping hole and the Dead Horse, we passby the Skydive crowds. Skydiving in this area is super great … wondering why I didn’t do it?
We pulled into the Dead Horse park gate at 12:42pm.
The name: the legend had it that cowboys in the 19th century, used this area as their natural corral, where horses often died of exposure.
We head to the Dead Horse Point Overlook directly, which is 3.4 miles away. We allotted an hour here, includes picnic. Many chipmunks are dancing around us, perhaps hoping for some?
The bright & sharp blues are solar evaporation ponds for a mine owned by Intrepid Potash, Inc., which is founded in 2000, traded as ipi on NYSE ($34.29 on July 21, 2025).
Potash is potassim chloride.
Before leaving, we drop by the Info Center. The fully shaded verrandar has a great view.
Dark, booths and tables, and a welcoming fire place.
We’ve breakfast here: average and decent, fruit yogurt side and bacon sausage on the other side of the omelette station.
I asked for two sunny side. The lady had to ask her colleague, who cooked and then flipped my two lovely eggs. Must be my Chinglish at work. I ate them – too cheap to waste.
The young female server doesn’t know if they’ve green tea.
“What kind of tea do you have?”
“Black…”
“Ok”
Then she came with green tea -:) thank you. It tastes fruity.
Moab is the largest city in and the county seat of Grand County in eastern Utah, with population was 5,366 at the 2020 census. Moab is best known for its dramatic scenery, for nearby Arches and Canyonlands national parks.
Other activities for tourists are mountain biking, Slickrock Trail, and for off-roaders who come for the annual Moab Jeep Safari.
