Kodachrome State Park -- Utah

A long drive from Bryce Canyon, um, maybe 25 miles max, and we arrived at Kodachrome State Park.  This is considered one of the gem's in the state park system -- a smorgasborg of colors and shapes.   The area abuts with the Grand Staircase -- Escalante and was first explored in the late 1940s and received the nickname "Kodachrome" at that time.  Kodak liked the free publicity!

One hike took us through the Cottonwood Narrows.  It never got narrow -- but the rocks were steep and lovely; there were plenty of flowers.  We also thrilled to the haunting song of the canyon wren.  Never saw the bird; but sure heard the tune.

We also explored Grovosnor's Arch -- named for someone at the National Geographic.

And a hike around the campground and through the pipes and freestanding towers in the park.

And, however lovely the place was, the wind was howling!  And with it -- a fine coating of red dust EVERYWHERE.  Through the mesh on the tent, into our teeth, all over our food.  EVERYWHERE.

So we left....

Cottonwood Narrows

Can you hear the canyon wren?

Flower

Flower

Flower

Rock View

Flower

Driving through the Escalante

Rattle, rattle down the road

See the arch?

Close up of the arch

Campground is between the red and white cliffs

Amazing rocks.