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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Zen toddler

Sulphur Creek

Sulphur Creek

Muddy hands – Sulphur Creek

Sulphur Creek

Family selfie at Sunset Point

View from the cabin – Torrey, UT

Apparently a popular rock pile location.

Hickman Bridge trail

Sulphur Creek

Sunset Point

Sunset

Hickman Bridge

Capitol Reef Visitor Center

Hickman Bridge

Fruita orchard

Grand Wash

Pie and Ice Cream at Gifford Homestead

Queen of the world

Grand Wash

The fam

Chimney Rock trail

Sulphur Creek selfie

Playing in the Sulphur Creek

Hickman Bridge

The Hills at Capitol Reef

Sulphur Creek Trail

Gifford Homestead

Sunset Point

Sulphur Creek trail

Hickman Bridge

Hickman Bridge

Sulphur Creek

Sulphur Creek waterfall

Hickman Bridge trail

Sulphur Creek

View from the Visitors Center

Gnarly tree

View from the cabin – Torrey, UT

Nice view

Park in Fruita

Small waterfall – Sulphur Creek

Sunset Point

The kids at Sunset Point

Sunset