It's About the (RV) Journey....: Capitol Reef continued..............

We have a cool camper as a "neighbor"! Das Rollende Hotel....a tour bus that converts into sleeping quarters for the passengers. The "kitchen" is right outside under the tent. I think there are about 40 people traveling in that unit! We saw this also when we were staying in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, this past summer. The bus was staying at our campground there as well. We did not get to talk to anyone to learn more about it, but we did check out a google search. For more information, click here.

German Tour Bus/Hotel

walking in the campground in the evening-trying to nonchalantly get some pics of that tour bus!

back view of the bus...the tent on the side is the "kitchen"

and we thought we only had a little room!(actually, no...we are perfectly comfortable)

We headed out in the morning for the park again....ready to hike the Grand Wash before weather kicked in. Look who we passed at the Hickman Bridge Hike Trailhead? Hard to miss them!

Look who it is...at the trailhead in the park!

The Grand Wash can be hiked starting at either end, and we decided to start at the "highway", so we did not have to go down another dirt road to park. The weather was threatening, and we didn't want to get stuck. This trail was so much fun and just beautiful!

love the rock walls

new one...so sweet

look at the size of this "cave"

it really is pretty deep

wonder how far it goes through

moving along...and the rocks are getting holey

so cool

more "caves"

this looks like a home...complete with a flower pot on the front step

the wash meanders through the rock

good hike Susie!

fancy!! Pinstripes!

fascinating stuff everywhere

rock chunks just slide off...but when?

looks like the rock was melting here

and here too

following the wash

watch out from above!

such a cool hike

the narrows are narrowing here-though this is not a slot canyon

cool features carved out everywhere

the rock walls are huge

uh oh- another rock fell

isn't this fun?

cozy little "seats" if you want to rest (j/k)

someone defaced this wall, which is highly illegal...but we did get a little chuckle out of this one....even though its NOT FUNNY to put grafitti on the rock walls (and is a crime punishable with a $300 fine)!

still walking through the canyon

enormous rock walls

coming towards the end of the "high walls"

the wash opens up quite a bit here

such cool rock formations

hard to capture...but the red "dirt" at the bottom of this rock cliff is fascinating

oh...its starting to get hot now...the sun broke through

here I am....just little me amongst these huge rocks

great hike!

the wash is very wide here

pretty!

so desert like

new one

who's there????

a really fun hike!

heading back

the views going back are outstanding too

tall rocks!

almost back now

nature's art

more fascinating rock features .... all around

heading back out of the wash now

still in the narrows for a bit

cool yellow rock

see...it didn't rain!

just look at those cool rocks

woah....that's a big chunk that fell off

We so thoroughly enjoyed this hike through the wash and we were very happy it didn't rain. We did check in with the ranger before doing the hike. Sometimes there are flash floods even in washes this wide, that could be a problem for hikers. We are learning about the hiking around here, and its always smart to just check with a ranger. Just sayin'.

On the way back "home", we stopped at a few more scenic overlooks and enjoyed lunch at the picnic area. Everything is just beautiful here. Really.