One writer commented that this part of the USA should just be turned into a National Park. It's certainly an area that we've visited many times over the past few years and we do enjoy the National Parks that are there: Capital Reef, Canyonlands, Arches, Bryce, Zion, Grand Canyon.... Then there are vast swaths of National Forest in southern Utah. And more reddish sandstone than you can imagine.On this trip, we visited briefly on our way to the "real" objective: hiking in the Grand Canyon. Unfortunately, I had picked up a massive head cold on the flight back west from New Jersey, so I felt a bit mopey for a couple of days. However, we did spend a night at Bryce Canyon and did a few short walks in that area.
We also spent a day walking up the Paria River valley starting at Lees Ferry, a historical crossing area of the Colorado River. After the snow and cold of our frozen north, the heat and sunshine was most welcome. We also spent a couple of days in Page, AZ and took in a river rafting trip for part of a day and learned more about the Glen Canyon Dam and Lake Powell than we ever thought we'd learn.
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