Escalante Petrified Forest State Park

Escalante Petrified Forest State Park
37 47.29 N 111 37.89 W

Friday evening.

We learned that we're following the exact path of Powell's second expedition. This area was the last unmapped spot in the lower 48. Very cool, and very very beautiful.

We've seen so many beautiful scenes today that it is impossible to remember them all. Each scene is so stunning that it deserves to become a lifelong memory. However, before the brain transfers it from short term memory to long term you must think back on it a little bit. Today though, each amazing sight is replaced immediately with another equally amazing sight.

In the East when the bear goes over the mountain, the next mountain and valley look much the same as the previous one. Ditto for cyprus swamps, and salt marshes, and mangrove forests, and cays. Not so out here. Each vista has colors and textures and shapes unlike the others and unlike any other place on Earth.

Now even before the day is done, I have trouble remembering the specific sights we've seen.

When Dave came back up from his walk among the Bryce hoodoos his quote was, "I didn't think that anyplace on Earth  could look like that."

This state park is nice. It has great facilities, nice sites, and a mountain to climb with great views and a petrified forest on top.

It's still not over. After dinner Dave and I will hike up the petrified forest trail for the sunset. The only word I can muster is WOW.

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