Believe it or not-more National Parks!

Well, guess what-we went to 3 more National Parks last week. The first one was Canyonlands N.P. That's the 2 outside pictures. As you can see, it has incredible canyons and it's where the

Colorado River and Green River meet. In the first picture, if you look closely, there's a road going around the whole canyon area. It is a 100 mile 4 wheel drive vehicle road that takes 2 days to traverse. There is campgrounds and outhouses at a couple locations. You have to bring all your camping stuff and water and food to go there. Ed is dying to do it. Some of the dirt road is winding and steep and I'm a little leery about doing it. So we will see who wins that decision!

The next National Park was Arches. It was the neatest of them. We drove around a small mountain and the valley was filled with spires and buttes of red rocks, some rocks were precariously balanced on others. Off on trails and on some roads you could see all kinds of arches. This one pictured is called Delicate Arch. There was a big long arch that was made in 1991. For no reason all the rock inside it fell apart and it sounded like a big explosion. Hikers came to see what happened and there it was! This is definitely a worthwhile park to go to.

The last park was Capitol Reef N.P. This was on the way home. This is comprised of a 100 mile long red granite rock mountain wall and there is other interesting sights to see in it. There is also a historical old west town called Fruita. It's an old Mormon town and you can see some of the original buildings and there are orchards everywhere. You can pick fruit to eat right there for free and can pay to take some home. Of course, nothing was ripe yet. It was a great trip with alot of beautiful scenery. So long for now, Vicki & Ed