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 selfie

Pie and Ice Cream at Gifford Homestead

Sulphur Creek trail

Sulphur Creek Trail

Gifford Homestead

Hickman Bridge

Zen toddler

Queen of the world

Sulphur Creek

View from the Visitors Center

Hickman Bridge

The kids at Sunset Point

Sunset

View from the cabin – Torrey, UT

Apparently a popular rock pile location.

Small waterfall – Sulphur Creek

Playing in the Sulphur Creek

Sulphur Creek

Fruita orchard

Hickman Bridge trail

The fam

Sulphur Creek

View from the cabin – Torrey, UT

Hickman Bridge

Sulphur Creek

Sulphur Creek

Capitol Reef Visitor Center

Muddy hands – Sulphur Creek

Grand Wash

Hickman Bridge

Sunset

Sunset Point

Family selfie at Sunset Point

Gnarly tree

Nice view

Chimney Rock trail

Sunset Point

The Hills at Capitol Reef

Hickman Bridge

Sulphur Creek waterfall

Hickman Bridge trail

Park in Fruita

Sulphur Creek

Sunset Point

Grand Wash