From Top To Bottom:
(1) Capital Reef National Park
(2) Cedar Tree At Capital Reef
(3) Capital Reef National Park
(4) Bryce Canyon National Park
(5) Rock Bridge at Bryce Canyon
(6) Bryce Canyon, Note Cedar Tree On Top
(7) A Very Small Portion of Bryce Canyon National Park.
I thought tonight that I would post only pictures, no amount of "prattle" nor colorful adjectives could fully describe what we experienced today. Only the all mighty could paint the pictures that we saw today, a digital camera in the hands of a novice does not capture his ability to create beauty. I wish all of you could have been with us to experience what we witnessed. I have seen beauty all over the world, but the rugged natural beauty that I witnessed today is unmatched.
We left Richfield right after daylight this morning in order to see some wildlife, we only saw a few deer all day but when we visited our first stop, the wildlife were forgotten as we were so awe struck over the scenery. We did not cover many miles today, but we did visit Capital Reef National Park (our favorite), Escalante National Park, and Bryce Canyon National Park. Leaving Bryce Canyon, we had to cut back east out of our way a few miles to Cedar City to get a motel for the night, unfortunately we passed through the Cedar Breaks National Monument in partial darkness so we missed allot of it - but we will return. Perhaps tomorrow! The Cedar Breaks is located with a pass over it that is 9,600 feet in altitude, breath taking scenery. Just after dusk, we came to a turn out and did not see it in time to stop and get pictures, but Butch Cassidy Gully is also located in the Cedar Breaks. Tomorrow, we may back track so we can get a daylight look at the Cedar Breaks then move down just a few miles south of us and go through Zion National Park before we go into Arizona. We have both agreed, that we are going to pass on visiting the big canyon (Grand Canyon) in Arizona, after seeing what we saw today and since we have seen it in the past, it would be a disappointment. I only wish now that I was a better photographer. We have also agreed, that we will come back here to visit these same areas again and camp out. I can picture myself sitting around a campfire next to motor home and listening to the night sounds . I was awesome, just wish all of you could have been with us to enjoy it.
Did encounter a small problem this morning, a lady passed me right outside of Loa, Utah and was pointing at the truck, so I slowed down and pulled over thinking my tailgate was open or something. She went down the road, turned around and came back about the time I was getting back to the front to get in the truck, she pointed down and said you have a flat tire. Sure enough, I did. We never felt a thing wrong with the truck but it was pretty flat and even flatter when I did a u-turn in the road and dove back into a garage a half mile down the road in Loa and had two new rear tires mounted on the rear. I guess the old studs did not like the hot pavement and high speeds. Tomorrow brings another beautiful day, I have been through Zion National Park once by myself, it is also breathtaking. See you down the road.
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