Beautiful aspen trees turning their fall colors as we drove over Boulder Mountain at a summit of 9600 feet, traveling Scenic Byway 12 from Kodachrome to Torrey - destination Capitol Reef.
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| The Fluted Wall |
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Capitol Reef National Park
Beautiful aspen trees turning their fall colors as we drove over Boulder Mountain at a summit of 9600 feet, traveling Scenic Byway 12 from Kodachrome to Torrey - destination Capitol Reef.
Saturday, September 27, 2014
Hole-in-the-Rock Road - Escalante, Utah
Hole-in-the-Rock Road was one of the few dirt roads we planned on exploring that was not closed due to recent rains in this area. The underlying clay conditions, common to this area, can take quite long to dry out resulting in hazardous driving conditions, and reason for us to cut short our stay at Kodachrome.
Beginning 5 miles east of Escalante off Scenic Byway 12, the 57 mile gravel and dirt Hole-in-the-Rock Rd closely follows the route taken by Mormon pioneers in 1879-80 in an attempt to establish a shortcut across the Colorado River.
Beginning 5 miles east of Escalante off Scenic Byway 12, the 57 mile gravel and dirt Hole-in-the-Rock Rd closely follows the route taken by Mormon pioneers in 1879-80 in an attempt to establish a shortcut across the Colorado River.
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| Metate Arch |
After traveling twenty minutes along this rough road, in what appears to be the middle of nowhere, is found Devil's Garden, as the sign says "an outstanding natural area".
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| The 4 Hoodoos |
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| Jim standing near hoodoos |
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| Joyce with more hoodoos! |
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| Mano Arch or Jim's "Tortoise Arch" |
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| Cool place to take in the views |
Bryce Canyon National Park
Bryce Canyon National Park was our first visit off Scenic Byway 12 a 124 mile stretch that is home to two national parks, three state parks, a national recreation area, a national monument and a national forest.
Bryce Canyon is actually not a canyon, but a series of amphitheaters etched into the pink Claron limestone of the Paunsaugunt Plateau. Many multi-colored hoodoos, pinnacles, buttresses and columns are visible from the 37 mile round-trip scenic drive through the park.
Bryce Canyon is actually not a canyon, but a series of amphitheaters etched into the pink Claron limestone of the Paunsaugunt Plateau. Many multi-colored hoodoos, pinnacles, buttresses and columns are visible from the 37 mile round-trip scenic drive through the park.
Photos taken along our hike on the Queen's Garden Trail.
View from Fairyland Point
A beautiful day for a bicycle ride on one of Red Canyon's bicycle trails, also located along
Scenic Byway 12.
Kodachrome Basin State Park
Kodachrome Basin State Park was a beautiful base camp for our visit to Bryce Canyon National Park, Red Canyon State Park, and the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. The colors and beauty found here prompted a National Geographic Society expedition to name the area "Kodachrome" after the popular color film in 1948.
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| Campsite view |
Views along the Angel Palace Trail in the park.
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| Sedimentary pipes |
Monday, September 22, 2014
Zion National Park
The name Zion, meaning "promised land" is comprised of a 229 square mile mass of rock over 8,726 feet above sea level. After an afternoon and night of steady rains, we were rewarded with blue skies and amazing views of Zion National Park.
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| Wild turkeys seen as we leave camp |
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| Exiting the more than a mile tunnel thru Zion |
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| Morning walk before leaving Zion |
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| Rubber rabbitbrush |
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| Utah daisy |
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