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Capitol Reef National Park

It has been a busy and beautiful couple of days!  On Tuesday 9/22 we left Green River State Park and drove to Hanksville UT and stayed at Duke's Slickrock RV Park that was centered between Capitol Reef NP and Goblins Valley State Park.  Capitol Reef - This park is the least visited of the 5 Utah national parks.  There is no lodge and very few hotels in the area. Capitol Reef became a national monument in 1937 and a national park in 1971.  The populated area of the park is named Fruita Historic District and includes the Petroglyph Panel, Visitor Center…

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Read more about the article Arches, Canyonlands, Dead Horse Point

Arches, Canyonlands, Dead Horse Point

The beauty of the last few days is unimaginable.  We have made a base at Green River State Park.  Thursday we spent at Arches NP, Canyonlands NP and Dead Horse Point SP.  Arches is amazing and photos just can’t capture the vast size and colors of the landscape!  We had high hopes to hike to “Delicate  Arch” but it was so crowded, COVID-19 precaution won and we passed.  Many of the Arches are named by the park service or others, but we created some pretty unique names “old lady in chaise lounge”, “turtles kissing” and some that I better not…

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Canyonlands, Boondocking and More

We have been off the grid for several days...no power, water or cell service (except occasionally when driving)!  We have been exploring Monument Valley, Needles area of Canyonlands National Park and Natural Bridge National Monument.  At our last campground, Needles Outpost, when we were checking in, Carol asked if there were any dangers with regards to animals...the owner said, “nay, there is a badger in one of the sites and scorpions but nothing to worry about”!  Well Carol’s head snapped around and I thought we were going to have to leave, but the owner put her mind at ease by…

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Falls from above

Oklahoma! Natural Falls State Park

We arrived in Oklahoma today and were pleasantly surprised to see the sun!  We are at Natural Falls State Park for one night.  This is a small park but the falls are very special.  The park has quite a history, dating back to the 1830s when the region was designated as the Cherokee Nation during the Indian Removal Act of 1830 (also known as the Trail of Tears, when the Cherokee were forced to relocate to the west). When the Civil War started, the tribe became divided and non-Indians began moving into the area illegally. In fact, this section of…

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