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 trail

Sulphur Creek waterfall

View from the cabin – Torrey, UT

Hickman Bridge

Hickman Bridge

Sulphur Creek trail

Capitol Reef Visitor Center

Sunset

Gnarly tree

The kids at Sunset Point

Sulphur Creek Trail

The fam

Sunset Point

Hickman Bridge trail

Hickman Bridge

Grand Wash

Sulphur Creek

Sunset

Nice view

Grand Wash

Small waterfall – Sulphur Creek

Chimney Rock trail

Playing in the Sulphur Creek

Apparently a popular rock pile location.

Sulphur Creek

Park in Fruita

Sunset Point

Sulphur Creek

Sulphur Creek

Hickman Bridge

View from the Visitors Center

Queen of the world

Family selfie at Sunset Point

Pie and Ice Cream at Gifford Homestead

Fruita orchard

Sulphur Creek

Gifford Homestead

Hickman Bridge

Muddy hands – Sulphur Creek

The Hills at Capitol Reef

View from the cabin – Torrey, UT

Sunset Point

Sulphur Creek

Sulphur Creek selfie

Zen toddler