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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Sulphur Creek

Sunset

Playing in the Sulphur Creek

Queen of the world

View from the Visitors Center

Hickman Bridge

Hickman Bridge trail

Sulphur Creek

Hickman Bridge

Gnarly tree

Gifford Homestead

Hickman Bridge

Zen toddler

Sulphur Creek waterfall

Fruita orchard

Sulphur Creek

Sulphur Creek

Pie and Ice Cream at Gifford Homestead

Hickman Bridge

Small waterfall – Sulphur Creek

The kids at Sunset Point

Muddy hands – Sulphur Creek

Grand Wash

Grand Wash

Chimney Rock trail

Apparently a popular rock pile location.

View from the cabin – Torrey, UT

The fam

Park in Fruita

Sulphur Creek selfie

Hickman Bridge

View from the cabin – Torrey, UT

Sunset

Sulphur Creek trail

Sunset Point

The Hills at Capitol Reef

Sunset Point

Capitol Reef Visitor Center

Nice view

Sunset Point

Sulphur Creek

Sulphur Creek

Family selfie at Sunset Point

Sulphur Creek Trail

Hickman Bridge trail