Punk rockers Girl In A Coma announce reunion concert dates

Girl In A Coma playing in San Antonio, Texas, in July, 2016. 
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Girl In A Coma playing in San Antonio, Texas, in July, 2016.
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San Antonio legendary punk rockers Girl In A Coma announced dates for three reunion concerts:

Dec. 7 at the Continental Club in Houston
Dec. 8 at Paper Tiger in San Antonio
Dec. 9 at The Mohawk in Austin

Their ticket info is on Facebook

Chris Cuevas Project at Commons Park at The Rim

The Chris Cuevas Project played as the setting sun lit up Commons Park at the Rim on San Antonio's north side on Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023. - photo by Joe Alexander
The Chris Cuevas Project with some sunset blues.
The Chris Cuevas Project played as the setting sun lit up Commons Park at the Rim on San Antonio’s north side on Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023.

La Sal Mountains in southeastern Utah

The La Sal Mountians in southeast Utah. View is looking east from Arches National Park in late April.
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The La Sal Mountians in southeast Utah. View is looking east from Arches National Park in late April.
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The La Sal Mountain make for a handy reference point in and around Moab, Utah. The peaks were covered with snow in April and visible from almost anyplace near Moab.

The La Sal Mountains are located about 20 miles southeast of Moab in the Manti-La Sal National Forest near Utah’s border with Colorado.

The mountain peaks are over 12,000 feet – the second highest mountain range in Utah.

Utah road trip: Arches National Park part 2

Arches National Park in southern Utah in April, 2023.
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Arches National Park in southern Utah in April, 2023.
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People flock to Arches National Park for the red rocks, blue skies and most of all for the namesake arches.

Be aware that from April 1 to October 31, 2023, you need a reservation in the form of a Timed Entry Ticket. More information on that here:
Arches: National Park Service

Utah road trip: Arches National Park part 1

Arches National Park in southern Utah in April, 2023.
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Arches National Park in southern Utah in April, 2023.
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There is a lot more to Arches National Park than just arches.

The park just north of Moab, Utah, has rugged trails, curvy roads and scenic views of red rocks and – if the weather behaves – really blue skies.

Arches: National Park Service

Utah road trip: Dead Horse Point State Park

Dead Horse Point State Park near Moab, Utah, in April, 2023. 
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Dead Horse Point State Park near Moab, Utah, in April, 2023.
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Dead Horse Point itself sits at 5,900 feet in elevation and looks down over a U-turn in the Colorado River about 2,000 feet below.

The park is west of Moab, Utah, and located is a short distance from the northern entrance to Canyonlands National Park.

Utah road trip: Canyonlands National Park – Island in the Sky

View from the Green River Overlook at Island in the Sky mesa in Canyonlands National Park near Moab, Utah.
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View from the Green River Overlook at Island in the Sky mesa in Canyonlands National Park.
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The Canyonlands National Park road across the Island in the Sky mesa includes pullouts with great views at Green River Overlook and Grand View Overlook.

There are plenty of trails and camping is available at the park.

You reach the Canyonlands Island in the Sky visitor center by taking Highway 313 southwest from Highway 191, which is the north-south highway to and from Moab, Utah.

National Park Service: Canyonlands




Utah road trip: Canyonlands National Park – The Needles district

The Needles District of Canyonlands National Park in Utah.
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The Needles District of Canyonlands National Park in Utah.
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There is more than one entrance to Canyonlands National Park in southern Utah.

The southeast part of Canyonlands is about an hour and a half drive heading south from Moab, Utah. That entrance takes you to the park district called The Needles.

According to Earth Trekkers, the park gets its name from clusters of sandstone spires.

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National Park Service – The Needles

The morning I got here, the sky ranged from cloudy when I first showed up to mostly sunny but still hazy. I never got any really blue-blue skies, and then it clouded up again. My best shots were in that stretch of about an hour when I got at least some sun and sort of blueish skies.

I apparently headed out just in time. Heading north I drove through a momentary now flurry and then some wind and rain. That cleared up in time for me to make an afternoon visit to the north side of the park.

Utah road trip: Newspaper Rock Archaeological Site

Newspaper Rock Archaeological Site near Canyonlands National Park. 
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Newspaper Rock Archaeological Site near Canyonlands National Park.
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As you drive toward the southeastern entrance to Canyonlands National Park in southern Utah, you pass a very small pulloff for Newspaper Rock.

It’s worth the stop.

The carvings in the rock are estimated to be up to 2,000 years old.

Newspaper Rock: Bureau of Land Management

Newspaper Rock Archaeological Site near Canyonlands National Park. 
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Newspaper Rock Archaeological Site near Canyonlands National Park.
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Utah road trip: Colorado River near Moab

The Colorado River flows under Utah's Highway 191 between Moab and the entrance to Arches National Park.
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The Colorado River flows under Utah’s Highway 191 between Moab and the entrance to Arches National Park.
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Utah’s Highway 191 crosses over the Colorado River within walking distance of the Moab city limits and about three miles from the entrance to Arches National Park.

There is a nice place to park next to the river called Lions Park and Transit Hub. The stop also has restrooms and access to a paved bicycle lane.