Utah

Here are a few scenes we came across as we made our way through Utah.

 

Bryce 0308.jpg (78170 bytes) Bryce 0309.jpg (78252 bytes) Hoodoos of Bryce Canyon

A natural arch. Bryce 0333.jpg (90593 bytes) Bryce 0319.jpg (80556 bytes) 

Capitol Reef 0362.jpg (40496 bytes) Capitol Reef SP, Utah 0364.jpg (51160 bytes) This is near the entrance of Capitol Reef NP

We came into Utah from northern Arizona after leaving the North Rim of the Grand Canyon National Park. It was a dramatic change descending off of the plateau to the deserts of southern Utah. We were headed for Zion National Park.

Eastern Utah 0377.jpg (19277 bytes)   Utah 0361.jpg (58600 bytes) volcanic rock, Utah 0358.jpg (58341 bytes)

The badlands were vast and barren.

Utah 0353.jpg (52581 bytes) Utah 0354.jpg (60976 bytes) If you put yourself in between there two pictures you will get an idea of what the view was from the roadway. We followed a ridge with steep drop-offs on each side for quite a way but made it through OK.