Tuesday, July 30, 2019

Utah day 2

We went to bed earlyish.  I mean this summer Colin hasn’t gone to bed before 2am most nights/mornings so anything before midnight is early.  Apparently there was a wind storm that blew through early this morning because something continued to bang on the side of the wagon non stop which drove me crazy.  Of course I wasn’t going to go check it out so just dealt with it.  We didn’t get moving as early as I wanted, but we were up and out before noon.  We stuck close by and spent the day at Capitol Reef National Park.
Stopped to pick up a map and junior ranger booklet and then off to the Gifford Homestead.   This place has fresh baked pies and cinnamon rolls that are very popular.  Cinnamon Rolls were sold out so we settled for an apple pie.  We had brought sandwiches with us so headed across the road for lunch and Junior Ranger booklet time.
It is sort of hard to concentrate when you are listening to this and looking at this too . . .
It’s nice we have no plans today except to explore Capitol Reef National Park.  I’m sticking with my only one activity a day which is driving me a bit crazy and feeling like a total slacker.  The thing is you can spend hours at a National Park and not even put a dent in what there is to see and do.  So we drove the scenic route . . . 
. . . and stopped a million times to enjoy the views.  This old barn was just beautiful with the backdrop!
. . . and continued to drive until the road ended and we turned around . . . 
On the way back we stopped at one of the many orchards.  I was so excited there was fruit in season because I wanted to pick some fruit!
So the Fruita historic region is what was settled in the 1880s by Mormons who farmed and grew crops and lived day to day life.  There are a lot of active orchards and as the various fruits come into season you are allowed to pick the fruits.  Any fruit you eat in the orchard is free and any you take with you is only $1 per pound.  What a bargain!  Today apricots were in season so we gave it a try.  Ladders and other supplies to help pick fruit are provided to use . . .
While Colin loves to complain don't kid yourself he loved climbing the ladder and picking the fruit.  There was a ton of fruit on the ground and the smell of fermentation had started and the smell was strong.  We enjoyed the moments!  Next stop was the petroglyphs
Just down the road was the one room school house that closed in 1940s as WWII started.  
We headed towards the park exit but did a quick stop at Goosenecks Overlook . . .
. . . and Chimney Rock . . 
Turned in our joint junior ranger booklet and headed back to the wagon for a late afternoon rest.  When we left this morning the air conditioner was left on so it was nice a comfortable inside the wagon today!

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