Growing up on the Texas Gulf Coast, we just never really get to enjoy 4 seasons. So heck yes! Fall is arriving here!!! We heard the leaves were changing in the upper elevations, we could see them from a distance, so away we went for a little drive with new friends Pat and Barbara from Kentucky up to Fish Lake. We even included a short side trip to Cathedral Valley. I just love the way the Aspen trees quiver!
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| Quaking aspens! |
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| Fish Lake |
Saturday was the Harvest Homecoming Festival here at the park. Such fun! Great history! Great music! Great exhibits! Fascinating to learn the history of cow brands. Two fun things that evening. First was a presentation by the New Orleans Jazz National Historic Park Centennial Band. Wow!!! Those rangers are really good! The other was some good old fashioned barn dancing - you know where the fiddle plays and you have a "caller" telling you how to dance, swing your partner and move to the next partner. The last time I remember doing that was in Jr. High PE class! Now I can say I have danced with German and French folks, not to mention some of the local Utah folks. Made for a great time. Wish everyone had a chance to experience a little bit of Americana!
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| Ron practicing his branding skills. |
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| One of the bands playing. When is the last time you heard the song "Mammies Little Baby Loves Shortening Shortening!" |
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| The cowboy going over the history of brands. |
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| Swing your partner dosie doe! |
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| Ranger Chris and Christy explaining how to smoke your meats! |
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| Ranger friends out of uniform! |
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| Jazzie from the Jazz Band. She was GOOD! |
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| And this ranger was one of the best jazz pianists and trumpet players! |
And our last day of fun this time was a super long hike up to Cassidy Arch, across the Frying Pan trail down into Cohab Canyon and back to the campground. About 8 miles give or take. I'm not as nimble as I used to be and I still have a problem at times with this altitude stuff. Anything over 50' in elevation I feel. But this hike allowed us to see and experience some of the remoteness of Capitol Reef. Such a beautiful area. In these places it is so quiet that it can hurt your ears. We feel so blessed to be able to experience this! My wish is that you all can experience this too!
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| Ron blazing the trail |
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| Views from up high. |
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| Is this some ancient dinosaur poop? |
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| The road that leads to the trail head. |
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| Looking at Cassidy Arch |
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| Reminds me of orange sherbert. |
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| Another view of Cassidy Arch. |
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| Cassidy Arch |
Last by not least, a thanks to all the swell campers we get to meet and mingle with. First time we ever got to taste homemade rootbeer! Yummy! Let's see, a 10 gallon water jug, dry ice, sugar, root beer extract. Extraordinary results!!!
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| Slushy rootbeer! |
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