Sat, Oct 8, 2016
Carol and I are on our tenth day in Utah and visiting our fifth park: Grand Staircase – Escalante. It’s a big one at nearly 1.9 million acres so there’s no way to see the whole thing. But we had a good taste on the way in – maybe too much as Carol didn’t like the curves and sheer drop-offs so she rode in the back seat 🙂 And I was driving below the posted limit.
A quick word on the park’s name. The ‘Grand Staircase’ is the cascading structure that’s mainly in the south. We weren’t there so I can say for sure but the word is that the staircase is so big and gradual that it can’t be seen from a car or the trails.
Escalante, on the other hand, is a historic city that dates to the late 1700’s.
Here’s a shot from one of the lookouts along Utah Scenic Byway 12 and no, Carol didn’t get out of the car when I took this picture.
And here’s another from a lookout as we were working our way down into the desert. Too bad it was such a hazy day.
DC Airstream 