Day 2 to Denver

What a difference a day makes!  Today it maxed out about 80 degrees, with lots of wind and a couple of showers and a lightening storm.  Very pleasant.

We were up and on the road by 9:30 a.m., and headed for Cedar City Frontier  Homestead State Park Museum.  It had displays of old  vehicles, farm tools, an iron forge  and some buildings.  It was “game day”, so we got in for half price ($1.50) and could run 3 legged races, play checkers, hoops, grace, sling shots, horseshoes and who knows what else.

The Noble forge  was the most interesting to me.  Brigham Young tried to set up an iron works for the settlers.  First the creek they selected to power the plant froze, then the indians took issue with the settlers and they had to build a fort, then the creek flooded and washed everything out.  They called it quits.

Jerry found rifles, but no tractors.

Next was Beaver.  To help us decide which option to take, Jerry bought a map.  What a concept!  You can see more than a mile at a time!  We ate our lunch at a little picnic area in front of Wendys. 

Since it wasn’t 104 degrees, I agreed to try the Capitol Reef National Park loop and Goblin Valley.

Jerry wanted to take a side trip to Fishlake, and fell in love with the old lodge.  They say 20 pound trout are quite common.

When we got to Capitol Reef, we took the scenic drive, even though it was getting late. 

We ended up skipping Goblin Valley, and made it to Ray’s Tavern about 7:30. 

A quick soak in the hot tub at River Terrace Inn, and here we are!  And the river is high!