Another early morning start at 7:30am. We have alot of ground to cover to arrive at the Cannonville/Bryce KOA by happy hour. We were taking the scenic route, which was going to take us 5 plus hours. We left Moab and briefly got on Hwy 70 heading west. At exit 149, we headed south on HWY 24 towards Capitol Reef National Park, our first stop of the day. We encountered very little traffic, which was great. The vistas were of mesas and colorful rock formations.

As we neared Capitol Reef National Park, we felt like we were traveling in the valley of kings. High cliffs on either sides that opened up periodically with views of rock formations that looked like castles of Gods. Definitely eye candy. We stopped at the visitors center and watched the film, got our Park Passports stamped. We decided not to take the 10 mile scenic drive, because we felt we saw alot already and there was more to see on the way to Highway 12...also, we were hungry. We heard there was a good hamburger joint, Slackers, in Torrey. Plus, Walt needed to fill up with diesel. Well, there was no diesel, but we did find Slackers. We all enjoyed our hamburgers.

There were a couple of towns on HWY12. Walt felt he had more than enough fuel to get to the first town. HWY 12 is an "American Byway" that winds through Dixie National Forest and Grand Staircase National Monument. It was a steady uphill climb to the summit at 9,600ft. Bob and I stopped at a scenic overlook on the way up. Walt and Barb continued on their way. What Walt didn't account for was the steep climb to the summit. We didn't catch up with Walt and Barb, until just before the town of Boulder. Thank goodness there was a gas station where it was, because Walt coasted in.

We continued on HWY 12 towards Henrieville where we fueled up. I was so glad that Bob was driving. There was a segment of the highway that ran along the crest of a VERY narrow mesa without guardrails. If you are familiar with old HWY 50 as it dropped into the Tahoe Valley, this was exactly the same kind of road. Heebie Jeebies for me, but Bob handled it expertly.

We dropped into the Bryce Valley and arrived at the Cannonville/Bryce KOA at approximately 4:30pm. This is a seasonal park and is scheduled to close on October 30.

After naps and housekeeping tasks, we played cards outside and enjoyed the view of the towering limestone walls. However, we retreated inside to enjoy a wonderful BBQ steak dinner in the Skinner's rig escaping the falling temperature.

Tomorrow, we visit Bryce Canyon National Park.