Blogs from Panguitch, Utah, United States, North America

Så er vi nået til den fjerde og sidste af de amerikanske stater vi når i denne omgang, nemlig Utah. Og jeg kan lige så godt sige det med det samme, i dag har vi set to californiske kondorer, men mere om det senere. Vi var oppe ved halv syvtiden, fik spist vores havregryn, pakket bilen og var klar til at køre nye oplevelser i møde. Det har tilsyneladende regne en del i nat, men det var tørvejr, da vi var klar. Vi skulle aflevere nøglen, vi fik lige en kop kaffe og jeg kom til at købe en bog om Havasupai indianerne, hvis reservat ligger på sydsiden af Grand Canyon men længere vestpå end vi har været. Flot tur sydpå til Northern Rim, nogle steder kørte vi ind i skyerne og så pludselig skinnede solen ... read more

THE BASICS We moved on to Blanding and traveled over to Hovenweep National Monument. En route to our next stop, the weirdest "campground" yet, we took a side trip to Natural Bridges National Monument, and climbed down to see the third one up close. After a strange night at the top of Lake Powell, we drove on through Glen Canyon to Hanksville. We enjoyed a delightful trip to Goblin Valley State Park, a mini-mini-Bryce sort of place. Onward to Torrey, the launch to Capitol Reef National Reef just a few miles back to the east. From Torrey, we proceeded to Panguitch. We took a short hike in Red Canyon, and also visited Cedar Breaks National Monument. The drive back to Panguitch from there was interrupted by about 2000 sheep! Tomorrow we plan to treat ourselves to ... read more

Is it possible to fall in love with a whole state. If it is, Utah is the one for me. They have counties named after cartoon cats. The people are really friendly, I keep meeting happy Wolves fans, the roads have corners making the driving interesting, the hotels are charming, and the scenery is out of this world. Quite literally occasionally. Many many movies have been filmed here. 127 Hours, Galaxy Quest, Planet of the Apes, Back To The Future, Indiana Jones, Independence Day, Star Trek, and High School Musical. Woohoo. (I Shouldn't have looked that up, I now have 'We're All In This Together' stuck in my head. Last time I heard that was watching the parade in Disney World. Any song that gets stuck in your head that long must be evil) Anyway, back ... read more

Spent the night in Thousand Lakes campground, so far the most beautiful one we've been in. Highly recommend this one. We could stay only one night. Too bad because there is so much to see there. (Grand Staircase Escalante Park) Oh well, Next time. We traveled on RT 12 all day. This road is stated to be the 4th most beautiful Rt in the U.S. and they are right! however no one told us that it is not recommended for Motorhomes, or at least one as large as ours. Smooth going to Boulder where we stopped for lunch and to visit the Anasazi Historical Museum. It was small but very informative. Back on the road we started climbing, and climbing all the way to 9600 ft. (we started at 4000 ft.) The landscape started as pines ... read more