Taking Our Adventure Beyond New Mexico

We decided to take a vacation from the New Mexico heat and spend some time with our son, Ben, and his family.  They moved from Cedar City, Utah to the Bryce Woodland Estate near Hatch, Utah.

This is a distant view of the mountains in which their house is located.  Notice the red rock in the mountains to the East.  Bryce Canyon National Park is located about 36 miles from their home.

The road from the highway to their home is a long, dusty four miles.  You can see the roar in the foreground as it winds it's way to their home.  In the background, you see the red rock cliffs.

Cumulus clouds were building up above the cliffs.  We had one rain producing thunder storm after we arrived, but since it has been dry, accompanied by afternoon wind.

You go over several hills as you travel to the Bryce Woodland Estate.  The road divides just before you reach their home, which you can see in the center of the picture.  The house has a large wood carving of Shrek and Donkey.  Everyone in the area knows it as the "Shrek House."

From this view, you can see some of the other houses nestled in the foothills.  The "Shrek House" was the first house built in this division, and was the show house.

The Driveway up to the house is steep, but we easily towed the trailer up into the yard.  The Shrek and Donkey statue is below the porch near the hammock.  I don't think it can be seen in this picture.

The driveway is to the right of  where this picture was taken.  Lots of family autos😊.

We backed the trailer in next to the back side of the house where the 30 amp connection and septic system were located.

Everything is on a slope.  Leveling the trailer was quite a challenge.  All the ground is covered with small rocks hauled in for ground  cover.

Here we are set up with everything but the kayak unloaded.  The elevation is about 7800 feet.  It is high and dry and cold at night.  In the morning we often see mule deer.  This morning while walking the dog I saw a four point buck and a doe.

Here are some pictures of beautiful Lilly-like flowers that are blooming.  I don't know my flower species.  I just know they are beautiful.

If you are a botanist, maybe you can identify them.  If so, feel free to let me know.

I had to include these two pictures of the cactus that just started blooming because the look like some of the same species we have at Rock Hound.

On my next blog post, I will feature some of the lakes I have been able to kayak.