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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Family selfie at Sunset Point

Hickman Bridge

Gnarly tree

Sunset Point

Sulphur Creek waterfall

The fam

Apparently a popular rock pile location.

Sulphur Creek

Park in Fruita

Hickman Bridge

Gifford Homestead

The kids at Sunset Point

Small waterfall – Sulphur Creek

Sunset

Sulphur Creek

Sulphur Creek Trail

Chimney Rock trail

Sulphur Creek

Muddy hands – Sulphur Creek

Sunset Point

View from the Visitors Center

Playing in the Sulphur Creek

Nice view

Sulphur Creek

Capitol Reef Visitor Center

Sulphur Creek selfie

View from the cabin – Torrey, UT

Queen of the world

Hickman Bridge

Zen toddler

Pie and Ice Cream at Gifford Homestead

Hickman Bridge

Sunset Point

Grand Wash

Grand Wash

Hickman Bridge

Hickman Bridge trail

Fruita orchard

View from the cabin – Torrey, UT

The Hills at Capitol Reef

Hickman Bridge trail

Sulphur Creek

Sulphur Creek trail

Sulphur Creek

Sunset