More Utah travels, September 2020 – Cedar Breaks National Monument; Zion NP; Goblin Valley State Park, Sego Canyon

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Cedar Breaks National Monument

Today we are on our way to Cedar Breaks National Monument.  It is a smaller, less visited, version of Bryce Canyon, and is only about an hour away from Bryce Canyon.

On the road between Grand Canyon and Cedar Breaks we see many areas where wildfires have burned.  They are in various stages of self-restoration; grasses, aspen, and small pine refilling the areas.  Prior to entering Utah we stop at Le Fevre overlook.  This is the area where the wildfires burned only a few months earlier.  The entire valley is blackened.

Continuing on to Kanab we make a stop to restock the refrigerator and dry ice for the cooler.  At this point the only time we were not able to find any was in Holbrook AZ.  The food in the cooler is doing well, most of it still frozen.

Full cooler we drive on to Cedar Breaks.  The road is a continuous climb from Kanab to the park, ending at over 10,000’ in elevation.  Cool nights ahead.  The campground is only a half mile from the visitor center with a trail snaking between.  We are able to leave the truck sit for a day while we hike several trails starting from the visitor center.