That is the slogan on the license plate and boy!  Have we been there!  Literally and figuratively.

This is Capitol Reef National Park which, at first, I thought was going to be a bust but as we turned corner after corner, it just wowed us.  We are struggling without good internet service but this place is worth the time it takes to download pictures for you to see.

 Here the rocks are so twisted, tortured, convoluted, crushed, and contorted it is unbelievable.  The vistas are enormous or crowded with formations in a rainbow of colors.  This valley was settled by Mormons in 1880 and the last family left in 1969.  Their homestead is still used as a museum and snack shop.  Here’ what we had!  I told mark that eating these great Utah pastries is what gave me such shapely hips!

We watched a storm cross over the cliffs hitting the ground with lightening, we saw petroglyphs, smelled a dead deer, and marveled at the wonder of Mother Nature.  Eileen is suffering from altitude sickness as we are at 7000 feet.  The name derives from the fact at many of the formations are domed to mimic the Capitol dome and the bottoms are like an ocean reef which inhibits travel.

Our next location took us  Bryce Canyon.  What an awesome place this is!  We hiked the hoodoos and enjoyed going to all the scenic overlooks.  Bill and Eileen had to leave two days early to go to St. George to get their refrigerator fixed.  It was like withdrawal when they left, but we managed on our own.

We hiked more hoodoos and marveled at the beauty of this place.  But, I forgot the most stirring event!  Here is the road we drove on from Capitol Reef to Bryce.  Hang on, the ride was terrifying!!

Hard to tell, but this was a ridgeback which dropped off into a mountain valley thousands of feet below.  What a ride!  Hang on.