If you have not traveled Utah State Highway 12 from Bryce Canyon to Torrey, Utah, (Capital Reef NP) it is well worth the trip. Joni and I left Ruby’s as Joy and Larry were working on getting the snow cleared off of the Motorhome slides and we headed east for our adventure. Because of the numerous grades and winding road, Joy and Larry elected to head to Torrey on a more RV friendly road.
I could write about the enroute geology, but it would go on for pages. There were canyons, and passes, most with some snow from the previous days storm. There was the Escalante Petrified Forest State Park just West of Escalante, Ut with a fun little trail, large areas of surficial bedrock that the highway traversed and from a geologic perspective, cross bedding, red rock formations, sandstones, angular unconformities, faults and baby hoodoos. All coupled with huge vistas of awe-inspiring views. As we approached Torrey from the south the views were capped off with 180-degree views of the Waterpocket fold (Capital Reef) and the Henry Mountains rising behind Capital Reef.
This one is just going to have to go with pictures.
