After camping and fishing at Posy Lake (skunked -- again!), we took the Hell's Backbone road into Boulder. This road has been high on my list for some time and it didn't disappoint. The view from the bridge is spellbinding:

Other highlights for me included a return to Tantalus Flats. This is a 30+ mountain bike ride starting at 9000 feet on the flank of Boulder Mountain and ending in the low desert near Fruita in Capitol Reef. It's been nearly 15 years since I did this ride, and I didn't remember a whole lot of it.


It was nice to have Casey along. For one reason, no stinking timer shots!



Above: Zoe on the bridge over the Fremont River in Fruita.
The Sulfur Creek hike in Capitol Reef is something else I haven't done in years. This hike is tailor-made for kids. Deep, beautiful canyon, clear flowing water, swimming holes, water falls, narrow slots, cascades, swimming lizards, water slides, it has it all! There are a couple of tricky spots where you'll have to pass kids down over some minor obstacles, but it's mostly just walking in a nice stream beds.












It was an awesome trip. Although Capitol Reef was as busy as I'd ever seen. When we climbed down to Fruita Falls, there must have been 50-60 people down there! I'm thinking next year, we'll go later in the fall when it's less crowded and the colors on Boulder and Fish Lake Mountains are popping.
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