Have been visiting Capitol Reef National Park in Utah the past few days. Stayed in their campground for two days (second picture), but have retreated to a private campground to recharge my rv and all my electronics. The park campground has no hookups.
The Fremont River passes through the park and allowed Fremont Indians and then Mormon settlers to farm in the area. The Mormon’s left lots of fruit trees. The third picture above is a barn from the Mormon era.
There is a 25 mile round trip scenic drive through the park (above).
Robins are the most common bird seen in the campground. They would probably eat from your hand. Mule deer come through the campground every evening to graze.
From Bottomless Lakes State Park in New Mexico, I stayed one night at Santa Rosa Lake State Park and then three nights at Bluewater Lake State Park. At the Bluewater Park there were winds of 30-50 mph, which is why I stayed the three days till they had passed. I then went on to Canyon De Chelly National Monument for one night at their free, no hookup campground. Want to go back there sometime in the future. The route from Canyon De Chelly to Capitol Reef was incredible (pictures above). It had recently rained, so the red soil was super saturated in color. There was not much traffic, so I could go as slow as I wanted. The 178 miles took me all day. It was not till I got within 30 miles or so of Capitol Reef that I started to see more traffic. Everyone wants to go 75 mph on these two lane highways in these beautiful surroundings with gas prices what they are. Know I’m showing my age.
Picture above is from a scenic overlook of Hite City, an old mining boom town that was engulfed by Lake Powell. There is a road and a campground there now, don’t know if it is the same exact spot Hite City was at.