Places You've Only Heard Of

     When we get home, be cautioned, if we ask if you'd like to see the pictures from our trip, you may be sorry you asked!!  Quite honestly, everywhere you look out here there is another picture to take.  It is amazing.
     Sorry it's been a few days since updating, but we were OFF the grid on Sunday and into Monday.  We traveled from Monument Valley to Natural Bridges National Monument.  Once again, simply amazing geographic features. There are three bridges in the monument, here is a picture of Kachina Bridge, the youngest of the three.

Kachina Bridge

The Indians believe that there people came to earth through the portals these bridges create.  The bridges are formed by water flowing through the canyon which eventually works its way into and through cracks and thin spots in the walls and eventually, the entire river flows through.  Seems a little hard to believe when I was walking on the stream bed and there wasn't a drop of water to be seen!  But there was definitely greenery.  I've become a fan of cottonwood trees and their hardiness.

     We camped that night, like I said OFF the grid, about 10 miles from the bridges.  There were no services and almost no one else there until another RV pulled in about 7pm.  Lots of space and LOTS of serenity and solitude!.  We looked forward to the night sky as this area is considered one of the best at being free of light pollution.  It did not disappoint.  At about 1:30 am, after the moon had set, we went outside to behold the majesty of the night sky and the Milky Way like we have never seen it before.  It was glorious and we thanked God again for the beauty of His universe.

Sitting Rock

    

The next morning, Muggy and I hiked to the "sitting rock" and shared the morning together and prayed and worshiped! 



  


 We packed up the RV and hitched up the car and headed for Glen Canyon National Recreation Area and Lake Powell; our final destination for the day being Bullfrog RV Park.  We had the distinct pleasure of riding on the Charles Hall Ferry from Halls Crossing to Bullfrog across Lake Powell.

The "rig" riding the ferry

Today we traveled north of Bullfrog about four miles and turned left or north west on to the Burr Trail.  It would be worth your while to read about the Burr Trail.  Driving it provides one with some of the most diverse examples of Utah topography.  We traveled all the way to Boulder UT, traversing the Glen Canyon Recreation Area, the Capitol Reef National Park and the Grand Staircase Escalante National Monumnent.  The switchbacks on the Burr Trail were thrilling and we had lunch at the top.  We have SO many pictures!!!  Literally, everywhere you look here is worth another pictures, hence the warning above about asking to see our pictures when we get home.


      We are both doing exceptionally well and ready to turn north now.  In the next day or so, we will reach Salt Lake City which should be the westernmost travel for this trip.  Then, it's north to Montana and the place where Muggy and I worked way back in the early 70's; Karst Guest Ranch.