Saturday, June 28, 2014

Driving SCENIC HWY 12

 
We headed east after impatiently waiting for a package from home.  Only to find out that it was delivered to the incorrect location. AGAIN…  No worries, we re-routed it from Escalante to Blanding, UT and hit the road! 
Hwy 12 is a spectacular drive through Utah continuously changing and surprising.  We hit several parks along the way. 
First up was Capitol Reef – a lightly visited park, that is a bit of a hidden gem.   Great colors and lots of petroglyphs made this a worthwhile drive through their park.

After another hour or so on the road we made out way into natural bridges Nat’l Park. So what is the difference between an arch and a natural bridge.... well... not really a whole lot from what I could tell.  The names are difference, but they both seem to be caused by water and look about the same :) 

Next stop, Goosenecks State Park – A superb example of what occurs when you let a river meander its way back and forth for millions of years.  With nothing to do for that much time I would get bored too and create a silly slithering pattern.

Because it was not quite yet sleepy time, we headed out to the Navojo nation and checked out monument valley. Although we did not end driving through the park as the sun was already setting we did get some excellent photos!













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