The Open Road

When I asked friends who knew Utah which National Park I should not miss, the common answer was Capital Reef. So on Easter Sunday I left Cedar City to hit Bryce then Capital Reef. It was a beautiful, sunny day with perfectly turquoise skies. The great thing about traveling on Easter Sunday is that no one is on the roads. I could speed all I wanted and not get caught up behind stupid RVs.

The first stretch of highway out of Cedar City felt like winter. It was cold and snow still covered the ground. After coming down off the summit the scenery quickly started to change. And so did the temperature. I think it went from 40 degrees to 80 degrees in an hour or so. I took the entire scenic bypass to Capital Reef. Most of the time there was not another car in sight. Another truly magical day.