Flaming Gorge was named by John Wesley Powell during his expedition down the Green River in 1869 because of the spectacular red sandstone cliffs that are adjacent to the river.
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Heber City, UT, Beaver, UT & Thayne, WY
Heber City is at about 5,600 feet elevation and located in northwestern Wasatch County, Utah. Considering we just came from sea level, it took a day to adjust. Fall colors were just starting.
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From Idaho, we headed south to see Great Basin National Park in Nevada, Cedar Breaks National Monument in Utah, then Las Vegas.
Zion National Park in Late April
From Bryce Canyon we went to Zion National Park in southwestern Utah. We stayed at Bauers Canyon RV Park in Glendale, Utah which was about a 30 minute drive to the Zion entrance along the Mount Carmel Highway. Temperatures dropped to freezing at night, so we needed our heated water hose.
Bryce Canyon and Kodachrome Basin
We were looking forward to coming back to Bryce Canyon National Park because of it’s collection of natural amphitheaters consisting of orange, red, and white hoodoos. We were less than an hours drive from Escalante, Utah. Nearby was Kodachrome Basin State Park.
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Grand Staircase-Escalante, Utah
From Capitol Reef we drove the Scenic Byway 12 to Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Utah. The road was picturesque, very curvy, and took us to an elevation of 9800 feet. There was snow on the ground at higher altitude.