Capitol Reef

We went to Capitol Reef and Torrey, UT from August 15-18 for a family vacation and for the opening of archery season.

The first night when we arrived in town, we ate at a restraunt called Cafe Diablo. Wow! Who would have though there'd be a world class restraunt in Torrey, UT.

We stayed at a motel called The Rim Rock, which was not our favorite place. Aside from no closet and definitely wishing for a refridgerator and microwave for the kids milk habit, there were spiders all over and mouse poop in the drawers. The next day, we moved to a place called the Affordable Inn. It was only $5 more, and what a difference. It even included breakfast.

Rich went hunting Saturday morning, and then we went into the park. We hiked a little way on the Chimney Rock trail, and stopped at several other scenic points. Then we stopped at the bakery and store in the park for some peach salsa and peach butter. Yum!

We headed back to the hotel for a nap (we were all beat), and then Rich went hunting in the evening, while the kids and Lynnae went swimming at the motel.

Sunday, we attended Sacrament Meeting, and then went for a drive on scenic Highway 12through the Dixie National Forest. It was breathtaking. And then the fun began...

We decided to take the back four wheeler road into Capitol Reef and the scenic drive there. We have a Subaru, so no problem, right? Wrong. The first 5 mi. were a piece of cake, and the next 5 weren't too bad--a little rock and washed out, but nothing too bad. It's when we hit the border into the park that it got really bad. At one point, one of the tires of the Subaru was actually hanging over the edge of a pretty big drop off. The going was SLOW, and Lynnae walked a lot of the way to scout ahead and have less weight in the car. The trail led through dried up stream beds and we were very grateful there were no storms in the area. The kids were amazing through the entire ordeal.

After lots of prayers, and a few extra dents in the car, we got out safe and sound just before sunset. We were very grateful to Heavenly Father for helping us make it out safe and have had enough adventure to last us for a long time!

Rich went hunting one last time on Monday moring and we came home, just in time for Medical School orientation, which started on Tuesday morning.