Day 27- Drive to Bryce Canyon Area

 Today we left Moab and OK RV Park,  site 8. It was one of the best sites in the park with lots of shade to help keep us a little cooler. I would like to say that we are done with 95 degree heat, but there are no guarantees on that. For the next 4 days we will be in a cooler climate as we head toward Red Canyon RV Park about 10 miles from Bryce Canyon. It is about a 5 hour drive, some interstate, some secondary roads where we follow the Sevier River south. 

It is amazing how quickly the landscape changes as we drive along.

We are staying at Red Canyon RV Park on Route 12 just a mile or so from Route 89. It is a small park but we have a pull-thru site with full hookup and easy access to several points of interest. It has been clouding up since we got here, with rain expected overnight and all day tomorrow. It is remnants of Hurricane Nora which first hit landfall in Mexico. 

 

Day 26- Just us 3

 This morning we said goodbye and safe travel to Mike & Joanne. They were headed back to Denver, then on to Pensacola tomorrow via Southwest Airlines. Thankfully Pensacola did not appear to have sustained any damage from Hurricane Ida. Since Mary & Paul are in Washington, Utah for a few days visiting friends, we are on our own for a few days. 

About 10 am we headed out for a drive along the Colorado River, Gus included for a change. The views were incredible, such a picturesque drive. We stopped at the "beach" along the river but did not let Gus in the water as that would have made a mess in the car. We finally turned around when we got to the remnants of the original bridge across the river at about 25 miles out. The bridge was destroyed by a wildfire started by campers in 2008. The "new" bridge, built in 1986, was not damaged by the fires. 

We returned home for lunch a little after 1 pm, and took time to relax, finish up laundry in the rv, and finally run to the liquor store and the grocery store for supplies. Our next stop will not have much in the way of supplies so we stocked up and are good for at least 10 days. Of course if we eat out it will last even longer.

Day 25- Canyonland

 This morning we said goodbye to Paul and Mary for 3 days. They left to visit friends in Washington, Utah, over in the southwest corner of the state. Mike and Joanne are with us in Moab for one more day before they head back to Denver and then home to Pensacola on Tuesday.  Jim and I will stay in Moab until Tuesday when we will head to the Bryce Canyon area for 4 days. Paul and Mary will rejoin us there. 

Today Mike, Joanne, Jim and I visited Canyonland National Park. There was more smoke in the area from the fires west of here but we still saw some incredible sites. The only animals seen were 2 crows, a chipmunk, a salamander and a green snake.  Below are some of the photos taken. Afterward we had lunch in Moab, made a quick stop at the grocery store for lettuce, tomatoes and ice cream, then headed back to the campground to do some laundry and relax a bit. We ended the evening watching OLD black & white westerns.