We were the last rig in the row so got this incredible view of the red rock mountains. As the sun set, the red rock grew more vivid.

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Capitol Reef is a strange, beautiful landscape of multi-hued rock layers. There are lots of red-rock formations to enjoy such as chimney rock.

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Grand Wash is a dirt road that gives an opportunity to see a deep and twisting, water-carved, sheer-walled canyon.

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This slit in the rock intrigued us.

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As we drove down the Grand Wash we noticed that some of the cliffs actually looked like marble.

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It is amazing to see all the layers from millions of years ago. The Jurassic Layer looks almost blue-green while other layers are tan, red, almost maroon and white.

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We were walking out the boardwalk to view petroglyphs when we noticed this little guy eating.

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These are some of the petroglyphs we saw. I wonder if the natives who carved these into the sides of the cliffs years ago realized that we would be enjoying them today.

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Tonight found the nine of us participating in a Wii tournament outside the Kojder's motorhome. Bob Gorges was declared the winner and walked away with a Mickey Mouse keychain.

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Today we decided to go 4-wheeling in Cathedral Valley. On our way we got to ford the Fremont River which is always a fun thing to do.

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Softly contoured and banded in shades of brownish red, grayish-green, blue and purple, these rainbow hills resemble the Painted Desert of Arizona. They are among the most visually flamboyant of the region.

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The jeep stands alone!

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We found some shade under a rock ledge for our lunch break. It even had some nice little "fanny" spaces to sit in!

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This curious mound of large selenite crystals is called Glass Mountain. Selenite is gypsum in the form of glassy crystals; its name means "moonstone". Though gypsum is common in the sedimentary rocks of this area and selenite particles glitter everywhere in the sand, the crystals of Glass Mountain are unusually big in size. What is really strange is that this is the only mound of this kind that we saw in the whole valley.

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Temple of the Sun (to the right) is a majestic freestanding butte that rises almost sheer from the valley floor to a height of about 400 feet. To the left is the Temple of the Moon.

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Because they had a late spring this year, we were able to enjoy many desert wildflowers including beautiful beavertail in both fuscia and yellow.

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The road out of the valley was both steep and bumpy!

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