Slow start, late breakfast, bit of shopping (nappies etc) and then a quick 180 mile drive South to Torrey. We were a bit uncertain what to do today - stop in Torrey or keep going towards Bryce Canyon.
After a drive through some great landscapes, a picnic lunch in a park we arrived in Torrey. Torrey is a single street - but it is a great street. A few nice motels, a couple of shops, all tree lined with a stunning backdrop of red cliffs of Capital Reef National Park.
As soon as we saw the pool at our Motel we decided to stop in Torrey. We then spent a pleasant 4 hours by the pool in 82 degree heat. The kids swam and played all afternoon and had a great time. For the first time in a month they played with other kids - which they really enjoyed.
After dinner we decided to explore Capital Reef National Park. We had never heard of this park before but a quick read of the guide book made it sound pretty good.
It was amazing. A real surprise. We only had an hour or so but had a great drive through park and marvelled at the rocks and scenery.
The park was once home to a group of Mormons - 1880'ish time. They planted a load of orchards which are still thriving. Now as a National Park the orchards are maintained and still produce a lot of fruit - which you can help yourself to as you wander around. Sadly for us nothing was ripe yet but we did see a few deer in the orchards.
We also saw some amazing Petroglyphs here - petroglyphs are rock carvings made by Indians. The ones we saw tonight were over 1,000 years old and I thought were of spacemen...see what you think.
So a surprising and beautiful park - worth a visit.
Tomorrow - Bryce Canyon.
Ken
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