Archive for July, 2008

The Mystery Park: Capitol Reef

Thursday, July 17th, 2008

We left Bryce on July 5 and headed for Capitol Reef National Park, the one park that we knew very little about.  When I asked David why he had it starred as a place to visit he said, “Because it is a national park.”
 It turns out that it is quite interesting, although not full of [...]

Bryce Canyon or Bathroom Misdaventures

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008

Bryce
Having been to the Grand Canyon and Zion, I thought there was not much more we could see that would be different and amazing.  How wrong I was.  Each of the three great parks was as different from one another as could be.  Yet, the same stone and the same colors were in all three, [...]

From Neon Canyons to Zion Canyon

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008

Wow!  I didn’t know how happy we were to leave Las Vegas until we started touring around Zion.  What a place and what vistas.  We were quite lucky to get a great campsite with easy access to the vistor’s center and the mandatory shuttle bus service that is provided.  Cars are not allowed in the [...]

Sin City

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008

Wow!  God must look out for stupid people.  As much as David and i knew that las Vegas was a desert, we still planned to camp for two days and then treat ourselves to a day or so at a hotel.  Sounded like a good plan until we got closer to Las Vegas and heard [...]