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| Scenic Drive |
We started out our exploration today with a drive down the (paved) 8 mile long Scenic Drive south from the Visitor Center. This road winds past dramatic cliffs and spires and ends at Capitol Gorge where the road turns to dirt. We stopped there for lunch where we chatted with a couple who had flown in to Salt Lake City from Chicago and were touring Utah's National Parks. In 10 days they were visiting Bryce, Zion, Arches, Canyonlands and Capitol Reef! That's about 1000 miles of driving alone.We figured they must just plan to drive through each of the parks.
After lunch, we headed to the Grand Wash trailhead. Grand Wash is a gorge that cuts its way through the Waterpocket Fold we drove over the other day. It winds its way through massive textured and
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| In the narrows of Grand Wash |
rainbow colored walls of stone. What a fun walk! The pictures tell the story. When we got back to the RV after our walk, we noted that it was impossible to tell what the original color our shoes were. They (and our ankles) were covered in the orange dust we were walking in.
After dark I stepped out of the RV to put out the day's trash. There was one exterior light in the campground, but otherwise the area was pitch black. By that one light, I could see many bats darting and swooping (what seemed like) close to me. I dashed to the dump area and back. Unfortunately, the smoke from west coast fires somewhat dims what otherwise would have been an awesome night sky.
Photos here: https://photos.app.goo.gl/oN4jtp8sfNjww9L3A
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