And then we entered Escalante National Monument. In my opinion, the quality of scenery was cranked up a notch. Escalante looks like partially melted neopoletin ice cream, with deadly drops off left and right.
At one point, highway 12 crossed a hog's back that dropped off one thousand feet on both sides. There were no guard rails, and the shoulder felt non-existent. I wondered how many people were tempted to launch themselves Thelma and Louis style over the edge. Brooke was equally amazed, snapping photos and gawking at the views.
Kathy and Lynn had different perspectives. Kathy just kept repeating, "My hands are so sweaty," and, "I don't like this." Lynn pulled her sweatshirt over her head and demanded that we stop describing the drop-offs. Not their cup of tea I guess.
We arrived at Petrified State Park and set up camp for the week. Kathy found this place, and I was a bit skeptical. I relented, and am glad I did. This place is awesome. The tent sites are nice, there is a reservoir to swim in, and there is a nice trail through a petrified forest. There are also excellent showers and dish cleaning facilities. All for $20 per night.
An hour after we arrived, the Russells arrived and moved in to their site. We are super excited to share this trip with them. Tomorrow, we head to Spooky and Peakaboo Gulches to tackle our first slot canyons of the trip.
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