Capital Reef NP - Utah

 I was driving by Capital Reef NP toward the end of the day and had time for the Chimney Rock hike. Nice loop through some red rock cliffs. Also some green hills in the area. It was warm, maybe 80, but not bad since there were some clouds rolling by.

This is after the hike driving toward Fruita:

Escalante River Trail - Escalante

 I started on this hike at the trailhead about 14 miles East of Escalante. This trail goes to the town of Escalante so you could start at that end. This is a very nice river walk. Add to that a natural bridge, an arch, cliff dwellings, and petroglyphs. You need to cross the Escalante River a number of times. The water is a foot deep and sometimes more at the crossings so whatever you are wearing for shoes will be wet. I wore tivas which worked better than hiking boots I suspect.  The trail follows the river so lots of trees and growth. Plenty to see on this hike. A great one! This was a 4.5 mile hike RT.