Mon 11-Sep-2017 Colorado, Travel, Utah |
We left Factory Butte and headed east and north. Heading home. The drives along 24 and I-70 initially take you through some pretty desolate country, but after a while we entered the mountains with views of...
Sun 10-Sep-2017 Travel, Utah |
We left Kodachrome State Park and headed into the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Park. We managed to travel just 150 miles today. When you are on the “most scenic road in the US,” you have to...
Sat 9-Sep-2017 Travel, Utah |
It rained overnight and continued in the morning. Not hard rain, just a gentle pitter-patter. The ranger said this rain is common at this time of the year as it is the Monsoon Season. In spite of the rain we...
Fri 8-Sep-2017 Travel, Utah |
The day started out gray and cool. We walked over to the .5 mile Nature Trail. Nice. Meandering trail among smooth Navajo Sandstone with hoodoos and columns. Across the road was the trailhead for...
Thu 7-Sep-2017 Travel, Utah |
We started our day by driving up to Brian Head Peak – elevation 11307 feet. The road is reported to be satisfactory for “most cars.” That was true until we reached a plateau where there is...
Wed 6-Sep-2017 Travel, Utah |
Most of today we spent driving a big loop, south on 148, east on 14, north on 89, turning west onto 143 at Panguitch, then after a quick trip to see the ski resort at Brianhead, south on 148 to our the Point...
Tue 5-Sep-2017 Travel, Utah |
Cedar Breaks is very much like Bryce Canyon. It has a huge amphitheater 3-miles across and 2000 feet deep with hoodoos, spires, and twisting canyons. At over 10,000 feet, it is higher than Bryce and has a...
Mon 4-Sep-2017 Travel, Utah |
We left our camping spot in Springdale and headed west to I-15. Our destination was Cedar Breaks National Monument which is just 30 miles from Springdale as the crow flies, but much further when one is...
Sun 3-Sep-2017 Travel, Utah |
We decided to have a lazy day, spent reading, doing a bit of laundry, and picture editing. We walked south into Springdale for a mid-afternoon dinner at a Chinese restaurant — The Bamboo. Excellent...
Sat 2-Sep-2017 Travel, Utah |
We decided to drive up to Kolob Terrace for another day of siteseeing. The number of people entering the park on this holiday-weekend Saturday left us with no interest in the popular part of the park. Kolob...
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