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This summer, Pavlik and Adam came all the way from Czechia, traveling with a Czech tour group through the American West. And I got to join them for a few days of their trip! What an adventure it turned out to be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Our arrangement was a little unusual. Pavlik and Adam traveled with the group and slept in hotels. I drove my own car, followed their vans during the day, and joined their program. At night I camped the first night \u2014 and on the other nights, I simply slept in my car on the hotel parking lots. It worked perfectly!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pavlik and Adam\u2019s group had been up since before dawn \u2014 sunrise at Bryce Canyon\u2019s Sunrise Point at 6:07, then a drive through Capitol Reef \u2014 before they rolled into Moab in the evening and checked into the Big Horn Lodge. I drove to Moab and set up my camp by the Colorado River along UT-128, right under the red cliffs. In the afternoon I hiked up to Delicate Arch \u2014 what a view! <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then I finally met up with Pavlik and Adam at the rodeo. The Spanish Trail Arena was hosting the Grand County Fair, and the three of us sat together in the bleachers under the red, white, and blue bunting. After the rodeo, we cooled off in the pool at the Big Horn Lodge. And how did we finish our first day? With a steak dinner at the Sunset Grill! Steak with shrimp and a loaded baked potato, high above the valley \u2014 the perfect start to our trip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n