A Few More Hoodoos…and a Kodachrome Journey
We decided to leave Bryce earlier than planned since we had explored the park yesterday…but…Rick wanted to hike the Navajo Trail down to the bottom of the Canyon - a very different perspective, one if given the opportunity, is well worth the effort. These remarkable photos are in “Today’s photos” section.
We decided to leave Bryce earlier than planned since we had explored the park yesterday…but…Rick wanted to hike the Navajo Trail down to the bottom of the Canyon - a very different perspective, one if given the opportunity, is well worth the effort. These remarkable photos are in “Today’s photos” section.
Continuing our journey, driving another scenic by-way - #12 – that borders and crosses Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument (GSENM), the drive was literally a “journey!” 14% grades in some places, narrow roadways, marvelous colors through the Kodachrome Basin, and Escalante Canyon. What? A coffee stop in the middle of nowhere? Kiva Koffee House – yep, we had to make the stop. A lovely and charming little place right along the step grades, and literally – in the middle of nowhere. It also is a B&B with no phones or TV – a great place!
Onward to Capital Reef National Park…but wait!!!! A sign to Calf Creek Recreation Area caught our attention. Feeling “free as the breeze” and believe me…there is NONE – we drove down the step drive to another extraordinary find. Again, we lucked out with only 14 campsites, we were most fortunate to find the last one in this primitive area – REALLY primitive- not even a landline phone, or cell…a true “pack it in-pack it out” environment.
Capital Reef will have to wait for another day!
