Capitol Reef Nat'l Park and THE GREAT HAT ADVENTURE

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Capitol Reef is on the way to Bryce and Zion Nat'l Parks, and we were going to stop for the day until we drove most of the way through it, decided it was just a bunch of rocks, and stopped at the visitors center to make sure our theory was correct. We used the restrooms, picked up a brochure, perused it, and decided to just make our way to Bryce Canyon. We started driving Southwest, exited the park, and drove into Dixie National Forest. The highest elevation we reached in the forest was 9,600 feet! we drove over the summit and started back down when Paul realized the he had left his beloved Aussie hat in the bathroom at Capitol Reef! We were about an hour away and we had no idea what time they closed, but it was already 5pm. We hauled ass back down the mountain, through the forest (this is all with the trailer of course...), and reached the visitors center at 5:55pm.

Unforunately, the center closed at 5. BUT! The restrooms were unlocked! AND THE HAT WAS STILL THERE IN THE STALL!!! Paul has decided that the hat is either staying glued to his head, or we have to have a checklist everytime we leave anywhere so we don't firget anything. Something along the lines of: Hat? Check. Wallet? Check. Echo? Check. Rummy? Oops...lemme go grab him out of the camper. Okay, check. Let's go! 😊

Hat disaster averted, and Dixie National Forest, take two. We're on our way to Bryce!

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Comments

[Linda]

Yey!
Glad to hear the hat was found! Take care!