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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Fruita orchard

Park in Fruita

Sulphur Creek selfie

Queen of the world

Hickman Bridge trail

Hickman Bridge

Sulphur Creek

Hickman Bridge

Gnarly tree

Sunset

Sulphur Creek trail

Capitol Reef Visitor Center

Sulphur Creek

Chimney Rock trail

The Hills at Capitol Reef

View from the cabin – Torrey, UT

Sulphur Creek Trail

Muddy hands – Sulphur Creek

Small waterfall – Sulphur Creek

View from the cabin – Torrey, UT

Sunset Point

Sulphur Creek waterfall

Sulphur Creek

Grand Wash

Hickman Bridge

Sunset

The fam

Sulphur Creek

Gifford Homestead

Sunset Point

Playing in the Sulphur Creek

Nice view

Pie and Ice Cream at Gifford Homestead

Hickman Bridge

Hickman Bridge

Apparently a popular rock pile location.

The kids at Sunset Point

View from the Visitors Center

Sulphur Creek

Family selfie at Sunset Point

Sulphur Creek

Sunset Point

Zen toddler

Grand Wash

Hickman Bridge trail