Two hours into our drive we made a pit stop at Capitol Reef National Park. After popping into the visitor center we drove a little ways down the road to check out the Gifford House. We had heard they sold little pies there so we planned to get some and have a picnic in the grassy lawn, but they were all sold out (it was about 3:00pm).
We noticed a group of deer sitting under a tree only about 50 feet from where people were sitting having picnics. They were so beautiful! it look like something out of a dream… a little bit of heaven on earth.
Next we drove another few minutes down the road to check out the “Fremont Petroglyphs.” It was pretty cool to see something so ancient. Whoever drew those images must have been tripping on peyote of something because they sure are strange!
Then we jumped back on Hwy 191 where we drove for miles & miles on a desert road towards Moab. Something that amazes me about this southwestern landscape is how much it varies. One moment you have these big, towering, red rock mountains. The next moment you have what looks like multi-colored sand castles. Then flat, sandy land as far as your eye can see! It’s ever changing and never boring. I feel like you could explore this area your whole life and always see something new. The landscape even changes with the time of day... the same place can look completely different in the morning light than what it does in the afternoon and evening. It’s magical!