The trip from Moab to Capital Reef is fairly short, but we want to get there early to grab a good site. Most of the trip is across fairly barren grassland, but as we approach Capital Reef, we start getting into the beautiful canyons. Everything we see is just gorgeous, and we remember, why we have such fond memories...until we see the dreaded “CAMPGROUND FULL” sign. If Deb were head of the park service, it would be different. According to the ranger that I tried to sweet talk into giving us a site (to no avail), the park has tripled the number of visitors in the past five years. It’s good that more people are appreciating them, but the park service has not really changed anything to accommodate the influx. With Deb still working through her seven levels of grief, we search out one of the fairly primitive campgrounds near the park. We end up getting the second to last spot at Single Tree Campground.
It’s a lovely place, high up in the mountains, with a short Fitbit friendly hiking path that crosses a dog friendly stream. Deb is coming around to accept this place, but feels that a campfire with marshmallows might get her over the hump.
From here, we are only two hours from our next stop (with reservations). We are thinking of visiting Bryce Canyon, but I worry that the lines to get in will be as long as the lines we saw at Arches and Great Sand Dunes. Maybe we should put Deb in charge!
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