Capital Reef day 3

On today's agenda was a 120 mile scenic drive. The route included 40 miles of washboard dirt. The switchback pic is on a road called 'The Burr Trail'. That route was originally made so that cattleman could get their cows up top during the summer. It's a pretty hairy 1/2 mile. We are actually still on the drive, 40 more miles. We stopped for lunch in the small town of Boulder and the restaurant has such good wifi I decided to post this now. As an aside, Boulder is on the edge of The Escalante Grand Staircase NM. The current administration is trying to shrink its size significantly. The citizens of Boulder are up in arms. We wish them luck. Our drive has been magnificent so far and it would be a shame to take paradise and put up a parking lot. We move to Vernal UT tomorrow to get into position to begin our guided raft trip on the Green River.