I traveled from Denver to Moab today.  The weather was unusual.  Cruised up to Georgetown with the top down, but the clouds were gathering and I put it up there before continuing west.  Never dropped it again.  The monsoon was raging and it rained most of the way from Vail to Moab.  And not lightly; it drove down with resolve, filling many usually dry washes with small streams.  Didn't see any flooding but the desert was soaked for about two hundred miles.  This pic was taken in western Colorado, about fifty miles east of Grand Junction.  GJT, which normally receives about eight inches of rain a year, had almost an inch today.

In eastern Utah, the Colorado River was running strongly though there was no threat of flooding.  The desert rock towers, normally crisp against blue sky, were peeking out of the mist today.

This pic shows an interesting, almost serpentine swirl in the rain-buffeted Colorado.  All sorts of odd and interesting things pop up in the desert when it rains there.

The gray skies enrich the colors of the desert.  A rock tower near Castle Valley looms out of the mist.

The Colorado runs reddish brown with runoff from the surrounding countryside.  I love the bright colors of the trees and sage.

The Colorado courses through its canyon, tamarisk on the shore, cliffs streaked with desert varnish above.

A simple picture of rocks, fallen from the cliffs, shows a myriad of shapes.  The colors, enhanced by the moisture, are more vivid than on the usual dry day.  Go to the desert in the rain...highly recommended!