This is my last post in my solo trip to Moab series, check out:

• Day 1 post for Fisher’s Towers and Delicate Arch sunset
• Day 2 for Arches National Park and Dead Horse Point sunset
• Day 3 for Dead Horse Point sunrise, Canyonlands, and Arches moonrise

Day 4: Monday, March 29 – Windy Arches Sunrise and Moab Canyon Bike Ride

My last day in Moab, I woke up again for the sunrise and it was not as frigidly cold. I didn’t have to wake up as early since I was heading to the La Sal Mountains Overlook in Arches National Park, which was only a 15 minute drive away. You’ll remember from Day 3 it’s the same point where I watched the moonrise the night before.

However, when I got there it was so incredibly windy that it wasn’t pleasant to sit out and make coffee. I ended up retreating to my car to watch more of the sunrise.

Luckily, I was not far from Moab, so I headed back to get some coffee and breakfast. I had heard Doughbird was really good. It’s a donut shop that has a famous fried chicken sandwich. Apparently I was too early for the sandwich, which they start making at 11, so I got some doughnuts to bring home for Nick and I. Instead I grabbed a breakfast burrito and coffee at Love Muffin to go, and sat in the empty food truck park. It was much less windy in Moab and really nice out.

I had noticed on the last stretch of State Route 128 into Moab, there was a cool bike path alongside the Colorado River and in the canyon. I had brought my fold-up bike just in case I needed it, so I decided to go for a little bike ride. There’s a parking lot near the bike path start, and you can go 2.5 miles before bikes join the cars on the highway, so I decided to do a 5 mile roundtrip and turn back there.

It was just awesome riding along the river surrounded by red rock walls.

I passed some really cool Bureau of Land Management (BLM) campsites along the way, with some kids trying their bikes on the flat path.

After that, I headed back to Moab. There are several places that had been closed by the time I got back to Moab other days – like cafes and coffee shops – that I checked out. One was Moab Garage, pictured below.

This coffee shop had something called a Nitrocinno, which is a vanilla milkshake with nitro coffee. I got one to go and headed back to my favorite spot, the food truck park, to grab a table in the sun and read more of my book. This relaxation time was just lovely.  At 11, I was first in line for my chicken sandwich. Don’t worry, I took a photo.

Even for me this was A LOT of food, so I couldn’t finish it, but it was very good (nothing beats Ingo’s chicken sandwich in Phoenix though).

By now you might imagine I was tired. I viewed every single sunrise and sunset I could in Moab. I decided to head back the scenic route again on 128 which was really nice. It was not busy at all. I stopped to capture some scenery.

It seemed like a long drive home, but it was so worth it for this lovely desert escape. I will definitely be heading back, and obviously Nick needs to visit too! I think spring, which is a tough time in Colorado, will be awesome for future visits.