We left Capital Reef on UT12. This is a beautiful scenic highway. The elevation continues to climb up to 9600 feet. The vegetation also changes with the elevation.
The worse part was trying to drive our MH on a 22' two lane road that follow the crest of the mountain range. The road bed wasn't 35' wide with massive cliffs on both side. The MH felt like it was too big to even be on this road. The elevation climbed from 8860 to 9600' as I drove about 15mph.
Anyhow, sometimes (I said sometimes) getting there is most of the fun. We made it as you can tell, otherwise you wouldn't be reading this update.
We decided that we would go to campground and go to bed after this day was over.
We did just that, too!!
Enjoy the pictures....................
On the way to Bryce Canyon NP we passed many Ponderosa Pines.
As we climbed higher we notice more & more Aspens were filling the landscape.
This is the road on top of the mountain crest I described earlier. Check out the side of the payment. Road is broken off and fell down the mountain, no guard rails.........What are we doing here????
Sharon snapped a lot of pictures showing the side of the road and how far down you can see. I think this covered up the fear she was feeling.
We finally arrived at the Visitor Center. We took UT63 south from UT12 to get here. After a short visit and some shopping we climbed aboard the MH to take in the rest of the sights. I found out later that they have a free shuttle to take you in the canyon. That would have been nice!
Here is a view of one of the canyons.
The view is never ending!
At this overlook they had a sidewalk that went a quarter mile down the side of the canyon wall. On the right side of the picture you can see where it starts.
Each view is breathtaking! America the beautiful - no doubt!
This is really an arch but was mistakenly named "Natural Bridge". Bet they wish they could take that name back so they could have an arch in their Park.
Okay, I have to get in the pictures once in a while. Sharon keeps insisting so what can I do?
Ponderosa Point - Elevation 8904
Rainbow Point - Elevation 9115
We are traveling to Sandstone this evening to get a campsite at a KOA campground. After a couple of shots of something, we may be relaxed enough to go to sleep.
Tomorrow we will reach our final destination in Utah and that is Zion National Park. Naturally we will be enter the park from the wrong side so this one will be fun, too.
Until then - sleep tight and Happy Trails.................................
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