Day 11 & 12

On Day 11 we had a group head up to Hickman Bridge for a little hike.

They said it was a great hike, everyone that went said they had a good time.  Great job Betty & Jim.
We took the afternoon and went for a ride in Capital Reef after spending the morning getting thing set up for the dinner tonight.  Now that Jim & Betty are back it is our turn to head out and explore.

What does this look like to you?  It is amazing what different things people see in these rock formations.

I wonder how much super glue they used to get this rock to stay their?  This rock is at least 10 foot across.

We headed into Capitol Gorge which is a dirt road.

It is just a old river bed and the sign said; do not enter if strong storms are in area.

I seen a wolf our coyote in this one.

It is amazing what you see around every corner.

How many years did this take to form.

We had a great afternoon exploring Capital Reef, but now it is time to head back and get ready for a cook out for the guest.

After a hard day of exploring everyone enjoied the great hamburgers and all the stuff that goes with it.  I want to thank Jenine for those outstanding Cowboy Bean's.
On Day 12 we moved from Capital Reef to Moab, UT. On our drive their we made a couple of site seeing stops along the way.Our first stop was Wolverton Mill, shortly after the turn of the century, Edwin Thatcher Wolverton, a mining engineer from Maine, came to Utah to look for gold.  For 12 long years he searched for Spanish mines and even files several claims.  Woverton build the mill to process the ore he anticipated mining - and the mill did in fact process some ore but not much.  He abandoned the mill in 1929.

We had a great day of driving all nice road and beautiful site's.  That evening we were served a dutch oven old time dinner.

We started off with soft drinks and then got down to eating a great meal.  But the highlight of  the night was the boat tour and light show.

We are loading the boat here.

 What do you see in these pictures.

 We had a great guide telling us what are in these pictures.

We had a great day and night, I just wish the night pictures would ofturned out of the stars and light show.

Day 9 & 10

On Day 9 we woke up to a steady down pour.  I think the weather finally caught up with us, but by noon it had blow out and the sun came out and made for a great afternoon and evening.  Cyndy and I went out to check out the rest of the view spots that we haven't been to yet.

 

We had a great afternoon exploring these sites. The pictures do not do Bryce justice.  The colors are out of this world and the sites are amazing.

 This evening we went across the street to the Ebenezer's Bar & Grill to have dinner and watch a great show put on by the Bar*G Wranglers.  The sang a lot of old western songs and all had a great time.

On Day 10 we were up and driving towards Capital Reef National Park.  The route we took was a scenic by way from Bryce Canyon to Capital Reef.  We went over some beautiful road way in sites to see.  Some people didn't care for the straight down views we had but all said it was a great drive.

   On our way to Capital Reef we stopped at Anasazi State Park. This site was excavated by the University of Utah in 1958 as a part of the Glen Canyon salvage project and developed in 1970 by the Division of Parks and Recreation.  Eighty-seven rooms were uncovered.  You can inspect the archaeological findings of the village. Most uncovered artifacts are on display at the museum in the Visitor Center.  Here are few pictures of the diggings.

After everyone was in we head up to the visitors center of Capital Reef National Park to watch a video of the park.  Then we headed up into the Canyon to see some petroglyph near the Gifford Homestead.  

Everyone enjoyed this trip up into the canyon.  At the  Gifford Homestead there are a lot of fruit trees.  They have a honor system that you pay for what you pick.

There were a lot of deer around the orchards also helping themselves to the apples also.

Also seen a flock  of wild turkey's.

It was a great afternoon looking forward to the next day exploring Capitol Reef.

Day 8 of The Grand Circle

Today we left the RV Park for a tour of the Bryce Canyon.  The National Park sponsors this free guided tour.  The driver was great, no he was better than great.  Jay had a lot of great information for us as we traveled through the park.  He told us about all different plants, trees, and animals that live in the park.  I should let you know one thing, it is great to have some cool weather.  When we left St George it was in the 90's plus all the time we were there.  Here at the Bryce Canyon it has been in the high 60's low 70's, a lot cooler.

One more National Park that we have entered.  There is so much to see and I hope these pictures do this park justice.

We drove to the end of the road in Bryce Canyon and here is Rainbow Point.

 Here are some great pictures from Rainbow Point.

We were told from the drive if I am right that those hills just below the clouds are part of the North Rim of The Grand Canyon.

These views are amazing.

The rock formations are out of this world.

Fairyland Canyon had some of the best rock formation, but we have seen so many different rock formation.  It was a great day and it is hard to pick a favorite.

 Great day in the park.

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