Saturday November 1st 2025

We camped by Bryce Canyon National Park for a couple of weeks. Thank goodness Utah has kept open their five parks during the government shutdown. There were so many tourists from all over the world admiring the wonders of these awesome National Parks.

It got really cold and rainy during the last week so we had to burrito up with the layers.

A window into the desert.

Bryce has a few ancient Bristlecone Pines. They are not as old as the ones in California but still over a thousand years.

It’s good to hug something older than me.

The rock formations never fail to impress.

We moved down to St. George for a few days. We managed to play a little pickleball and hunt for walking sticks. SCORE!! This was a beauty.

Dean had his mini folding saw to trim up the stalks.

The base has VERY sharp serrated leaves.

I did my bit providing foot support.

I kept one of the dead flower heads. Gonna have to figure out what to do with it.

Four great sticks.

We checked out a couple of slot canyons near Kanab.

My usual view of Dean on the trail.

It was an interesting stop checking out this pet cemetery. The Best Friends Animal Sanctuary owns over 3700 acres and leases another 33,000 acres from the BLM in southwest Utah.

Pets of every description are buried here and people come from all over to volunteer at the sanctuary.

Yes! I color complemented this mini cave.

Our final red rock destination. Lees Ferry is part of The Glen Canyon National Recreation Area.

We had a couple of free nights in the campground.

Dean took a little dip in the mighty Colorado river.

It’s been quite a while since we had breakfast cooked over a wood fire. It was smoky but delicious.

Dean couldn’t figure out what this old truck was but he liked it anyway.

Nothing like a roaring fire and glass of wine to end our red rock adventures. Moving closer to Tucson.