Kodachrome Basin State Park, Cannonville, Utah
Like snow in summer or rain in harvest, honor is not fitting for a fool. ~ Proverbs 26:1
Don’t say I didn’t warn you!
Highway 12, aka Scenic Byway 12, aka All-American Road 12 (so designated in 2002) – runs from Bryce Canyon National Park to Torrey, Utah (Capital Reef National Park), a distance of 123 miles.
You’ve seen pictures from our previous time on this incredible road, and today, you get to see more!
It has to be one of the most beautiful in this country. It began its life in 1914 as a road from Bryce Canyon to the nearby town of Tropic and eventually grew to connect people to two national parks, three state parks, a national monument and a national forest. It travels up through one of the world’s highest alpine forests (9,600’) and down through the magical hoodoos. Over the years, it kept being extended until in 1985, it stopped at the town of Boulder, Utah. Who knows if there’ll eventually be more?
Early in our 2-hour-and-45-minute, 110-mile drive, we were leading a parade of towed ATVs, until one finally zoomed past us, and later we were able to pull over and allow the others to pass.
It was so scenic, I kept my phone on almost the entire drive. 😊
And as you’ll see, there were some pretty harry times, and times when there wasn’t much – or any! – wiggle room. We took a break or two when the opportunity presented itself and Blaine felt the need. I didn’t caption the rest of the pictures of our travels today. (Well, two I did. See if you can find them.) Just enjoy the drive in peace and quiet. 😊
That’s the place where a lot of westerns were filmed. : )
Thousand Lakes RV Park, Torrey, Utah
We arrived here unscathed, and with all Blaine’s faculties intact, parked at an elevation of 6,858-feet, where we had grand 360⁰-views from our coach! Emphasis on the word ‘had’. As our new neighbors began arriving, that gradually changed. Now our views are mostly the backs and sides of motorhomes. ☹
Blaine found us another wonderful place! Not just the scenery and its close proximity to Capital Reef National Park, but they also have a terrific gift shop, full of artisan crafts of all kinds, and an enormous amount of clothing. We may have to take the time to go shopping one day . . . .
Another surprise? We still only have very marginal internet or phone service. That means that I’m still unable to post anything new to the blog, and I don’t mind admitting that I’m upset about that. I think I’ve mentioned before that when I get more than 4-5 days behind, I get frustrated and/or overwhelmed. It goes from being a fun, creative outlet for me to being work. And not the good kind of work. The kind that makes you frazzled because you’ve missed a deadline. Crazy? Maybe. But this blog is important to my mental health. It’s been suggested than when I’m behind, I could write less and put in many less pictures, but I can’t do that. I don’t have the best memory on earth, so without the writing and pictures, I don’t remember stuff. So this blog, such as it is, is my journal. My way of remembering what God has chosen to bless me so very richly with each and every day.
And now I’m done bemoaning my current state of affairs. Tomorrow is another day, and who knows what marvelous things God has planned for us?