This is our new favorite National Park. It’s a little more in the middle of nowhere, but it shares a lot of Zion’s beauty without all the crowds. We were there Memorial Day Weekend — which set a new record for number of visitors — and we still felt like we had the place to ourselves.

On behalf of my son, I apologize to all the lizards who now lack tails.

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Hickman Bridge

Sunset Point

Sulphur Creek Trail

Sulphur Creek

Sunset Point

Sulphur Creek

Queen of the world

Family selfie at Sunset Point

Pie and Ice Cream at Gifford Homestead

Chimney Rock trail

Hickman Bridge

Sulphur Creek

Hickman Bridge trail

Sulphur Creek

Playing in the Sulphur Creek

Sulphur Creek waterfall

View from the cabin – Torrey, UT

Park in Fruita

The kids at Sunset Point

Nice view

Sulphur Creek

Sunset

Sulphur Creek

View from the Visitors Center

Sulphur Creek trail

The Hills at Capitol Reef

Capitol Reef Visitor Center

Hickman Bridge

Muddy hands – Sulphur Creek

Apparently a popular rock pile location.

Grand Wash

Grand Wash

Sulphur Creek selfie

Zen toddler

Sunset Point

The fam

Gnarly tree

Hickman Bridge

View from the cabin – Torrey, UT

Small waterfall – Sulphur Creek

Hickman Bridge

Gifford Homestead

Sunset

Hickman Bridge trail

Fruita orchard