Awesome Laundry Day!

Well, today was planned to be a clean up and laundry day. One of the advantages of this campsite is not only full hook-ups, but on-site laundry machines. We started with a small walk, and cleaning up the camper, then off to load the laundry machines. Dan cooked breakfast outside while the wash was running. We cleaned up breakfast and repacked the car while things were drying and then folded and put stuff away - pretty boring and I thought that was going to be the highlight of the day but boy were we wrong.
Rolled out of the campsite at 11:30 and drove to Red Canyon. We started at the lodge. It was very nice but we weren’t up for bike rentals or another horse ride, so we went to the Red Canyon visitors center.
This location has to be one of the most beautiful sites in the National Parks (even though it is a National Recreation area, not a park, and even the rangers couldn’t really tell us the difference)
We hiked on the rim of the Red Canyon which is about 1400ft sheer drop into a 400ft deep reservoir. The views were absolutely stunning and the clouds contrasted perfectly. We could have spent all day gawking at the pure beauty, but there was more to see.
We then drove to Flaming Gorge, to stop at the visitors center which is right next to the Flaming Gorge dam. A short walk around the side of the visitors center, and there was a great view of the dam, and it is a BIG dam! Both of us felt a little uneasy with the exposures and heights, but it just added to the grandeur.
Tummy’s were rumblin’ so we ordered a Philly Cheese Steak from a food truck in the parking lot of the visitors center and ate at a picnic table overlooking the reservoir. Unexpectedly delicious.
On the way back, we spun through Sheep Creek Canyon. Now this loop was the icing on an amazing cake of a day! The views just kept getting better and better! There were some white knuckles for Melissa as she drove down the steep and tight switchbacks, but the views were definitely worth it.
Back at camp, we cooked dinner, cleaned up, and pre-packed for our trip to Pittsburgh in just a few days. There may be a few keepers in this photo batch for today!Read more