Change Of Scenery

Moving day found us on the road at 9am driving north on US 191 through Moab and past the line of vehicles waiting their turn to enter Arches National Park.  Our 170 mile 3 hour route north, west, south, and west again  would skirt us around the north end of Canyonlands National Park and through the northernmost end of Capital Reef National Park before depositing us at our rv park just west of the town of Torrey, and 11 miles from the Capital Reef Visitors’ Center.

We continued on 191 through red rock country

and into white rock hills and mesas.

Here we picked up I70 for a few miles west

across the green river

and through Gray Canyon.  Wherever we went we could always tell where there was water.  They were the only  green places.

Turning south on UT 24 we ran through miles of ever changing scenery:  straight  and curvy/rolling, bright and dark green, red and gray rock—and sometimes both, sandy and gravely,  flat land, rock spires, and soaring mesas and hills.  Always the horizons were hazy.  I wondered if that was due to the wildfire smoke.

We saw no wildlife for miles and miles until suddenly, next to a big patch of sand we saw three Pronghorn.

Eventually 24 turned west and entered Capital Reef National Park, .

wandered through several miles of Chimney Rock Canyon,

through the town of Torrey,

and left us at Sand Creek RV park and campground, our new home for the next 10 days.

This is a tiny little park with a few cabins—including a family cabin on the right of the office above,

seven nice tent spots,

and 15 pull-thru, 50 amp, full-hookup sites.

That’s us below.  The sites are a bit short—we parked the truck across the street.

Amenities include bikes to borrow, a nice covered picnic pavilion,

a small 2w/2d laundry, and restroom/showers—all very neat and very clean.

My view from the living room,

view across the road.  The park is within walking distance of two nice restaurants—a steakhouse and one serving southwest cuisine.  Last but not least, the managers, Leslie and Harry, are very welcoming and helpful.

Of course, the best part of this park for us is that it is just a few miles from a place to play pickleball and from Capital Reef National Park, which we expect to thoroughly explore during our stay here.

Tomorrow—pickleball or park?

Louise and Duane