Review: Moab Brewery

Oops. I just found these pictures on my Iphone.

Back in April, I went the the Moab Brewery for lunch. It is in a shopping center on the south side of Moab. As I crossed the parking lot, there was a bunch of people going in before me. I got a table near the front right away.

I ordered just burger and fries. The staff was friendly. Service time was good. The burger and fries were good not outstanding.

Next to the front door is their retail store. In addition shirts and stuff,the retail store sells gelato. I ordered a hand packed pint with two flavors: cinnamon and chocolate. When the nice lady filled the Styrofoam container, she overfilled it. When I squeezed the lid tight, excess flowed out. It quick melted making a sticky mess. But the gelato was great.

Review: TGI Fridays (Rosemont, IL)

Friday, I met my sister and brother for an early dinner. My sister was flying home from Ohare. Being close to Ohare, I picked the TGI Friday in Rosemont, IL.

The staff was nice. The service was a little slow.

My brother and sister had the Parmesan-Crusted Chicken. They enjoyed it.

I had the Tennessee BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwich with freshly made chips. I liked the sandwich. I was going to take half home for another meal but I ended up eating it all. My only issue is the cajun spiced onion strings on the sandwich. I couldn’t taste any cajun flavor.

The chips were great except some were wet soggy.

Colorado National Monument (Grand Junction, Co)

Colorado National Monument (locally referred to as The Monument) is a part of the National Park Service near the city of Grand Junction, Colorado. Spectacular canyons cut deep into sandstone and even granite--gneiss--schist rock formations, in some areas.

On April 24th, I got up early and sadly left the Red Cliffs Lodge for Grand Junction, Co. I drove past the west entrance of the Colorado NM for the east entrance.

I wanted to drive the Rim Rock Road so I was on the cliff side of the road. It made accessing the overlooks easier but it also ended up making me extremely nervous. At times, the cliff edge was only three or four feet from the edge of the road.

At one point, I heard my new camera sliding. I leaned over to grab it but I also turned the steering wheel to the right. Happily, there were sand and bushes next to me at that point.

While viewing the road below at an overlook beyond the visitor's center, I turned to watch the UPS truck drive by towards the visitor's center. I wondered how many times they had travelled the road below me and behind me.

Review: Red Cliffs Lodge Restaurant

While staying the night at the incredible Red Cliffs Lodge, I had dinner at their restaurant.

The friendly staff gave me a table next to the picture window. While reading the menu, I also stared out the window at the Colorado River. I was imagining John Wayne making a movie in the scenery before me and how real cowboys traveled along this river. My dinner choice is easy. I ordered a Buffalo Steak.

As I ate the steak, I thought about the difference in an wild west cowboy ate his buffalo steak and my eating a steak in a comfortable restaurant.

The fresh dinner rolls were good. The fries were okay, The Buffalo steak tasted like a really good steak.

Excellent choice for dinner if you are in the Moab area.

Red Cliffs Lodge (Moab Ut)

In researching hotels for my trip to the Moab, Ut area, I came across the Red Cliffs Lodge. I couldn't afford staying for my entire trip. So on April 23rd, I headed for the Red Cliffs Lodge for the night. The staff was friendly and helpful. My room was like many hotel rooms with a little kitchenette. Except it had rustic wooden walls, split level and a porch with an incredible view of the Colorado River.

I had to do some work, I setup my laptop on the table on the porch. Got the wifi working. I was all set to do some work while viewing the Colorado River but rats I couldn't get a connection to my office mainframe. Oh, well! I tried.

The lodge is a location that was used by many westerns like John Wayne's movie "Rawhide".
Website: Red Cliffs Lodge

Hole N the Rock (Moab, UT)

Albert Christensen built his home by digging into the side of a big rock. Now it is a funky tourist trap south of Moab,UT.

In researching the Moab area for my trip. I came across the Hole N the Rock. I added it to my list on things to do.

On the morning of April 23rd, I headed Hole N the Rock. It was an interesting place to visit. So if you are heading south from Moab or have an extra hour or two, visit this funky tourist trap.

Canyonlands National Park - Island in the Sky Moab, UT)

Canyonlands National Park is a United States National Park that is located in Utah's Canyon Country. The small town of Moab is the gateway to this and the nearby Arches National Park. It is divided into three districts not connected by roads interior to the park: the Island in the Sky, the Needles, and the Maze (including Horseshoe Canyon). The Island in the Sky offers sweeping vistas over the lower two districts.

On April 22nd after visiting DeadHorse, I continued onto Canyonlands. I went to Grand View Point Overlook. It was well the drive.

Note: Radio reception is very spotty.