Capitol Reef National Park

 

This looks like a nice place to have lunch!

Navajo Rock

Fruita's one room schoolhouse, circa 1896.

Unfortunately, our timing was off to pick fruit this year.

The Hickman Bridge Trail

I should have read the map...

This most beautiful hike was a bit arduous for the Princess, 

as the morning warmed up.

Our tour guide, wondering if he's going to  get a tip.

The bridge, at last!

The reward was worth every step.

The diversity of Capitol Reef National Park makes it one of our favorite parks.

Canyonlands National Park - Day 2

 The Needles District

Can you see the wooden shoe?

Distant view of the spires that the Needles are named for.

Newspaper Rock aka "Rock that Tells a Story".

Special dinner for the Birthday Boy.

Canyonlands National Park - Day 1

  

    Canyonlands National Park preserves 337,598 acres of canyons, mesas, buttes, fins, arches, and spires. It is divided into four districts  and Island In the Sky is our pick for today.

 

The Monitor and Merrimac Buttes

The Mesa Arch

A harrowing drive on the Shafer Trail switchbacks.

The Grand View Overlook

The Candlesticks

Jim and Mike taking in the views.

Dead Horse Point State Park

Dead Horse Point

Meander Canyon Overlook

The Colorado River

The Potash Scenic Byway

The Solar Evaporation Ponds