Then we drove 2 hrs south west to Capital Reef National Park. It was good but not great, probably our least favorite of all the Utah National Parks to date. The best part of this park was the orchards in the valley of the park. They maintain 3,000 fruit trees, you can even pick and eat the fruit in the park. I had an apricot. We ate out lunch in the shade along side the ——- River. We do a picnic lunch everyday, and have found some lovely spots but this may have been the best lunch spot to date.
This day did me in. By the time we found a campground I just had to lay down. I don’t know wether it was the heat, altitude, motion sickness, but I was down for the count.
The fan made a huge difference in Moab. It was still hot when we went to bed but, it was windy and the fan made it much more comfortable for my mother. As you all know, as soon as you buy something you no longer need it. We camped in Torrey, UT last night. We went to bed it was in the 70s, we woke up to 57 degrees. It feels like an oasis in the rock desert.
Wildlife:
3 marmot
3 lizards
1 Roadkill (dispute over species MJC says javelina, I say coyotes)
MJC says javelina, Rachael says coyote, Jessica says Jackalope! 😂 Seriously, I hope you miss me as much as I miss you. Somehow it feels like you have been gone 4ever! No wonder you are so tired! You are having the adventure of a lifetime! Take care and rest when you, your mom, or MJC need to.
ReplyDeleteJessica, it is an adventure of a lifetime. The landscape is unbelievable. We feel like we’re in a Star Wars movie. We miss you too. We talk about you guys everyday. Wouldn’t it have been fun to do this together? Well, not if we had to squeeze the three of you into the Camry. haha. clown car. We’ll have Labor Day.
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