Day 33 - Bryce UT to Bluff UT

Left Bryce early and motored on to Kodachrome Basin State Park, an accumulation of beautiful red rock formations. Drove through some high country aspen groves in the Grand Staircase - Escalante National Monument. Then on to Capitol Reef National Park, which I really didn't know much about. We went on a scenic loop drive through this linear park and were impressed with its beauty, mostly red rock formations. On through the Glen Canyon (I didn't know I had a canyon named after me) Recreation Area and ending with the Valley of the Gods. We found southern Utah to be wildly beautiful with a scenic surprise at every turn. Among these were wild turkeys, open range (no fences, so that the livestock might appear on the roadway at any time - and they have the right-of-way - see picture of panhandling cows), and yes we even saw some rain. We stopped for gas at a station that is carved out of a boulder - we had to walk by rock walls to go to the rest rooms. And to top it off we stayed at a motel that was really manufactured housing (as in mobile home). It was in the town of Bluff (pop. 350) and we've had worse motels. An unusual day.