Tuesday, August 27th
Day Off #1
When the work schedule showed four consecutive days off, we planned a trip along Route 12:
Day 1--drive Skutumpah Road to Cannonville then proceed east to Boulder, UT and spend the night.
Day 2--drive the Burr Trail Road, hike the Upper Muley Twist trail then proceed to Torrey and spend the night.
Day 3--hike in Capitol Reef then return to Boulder for the night.
Day 4--hike Phipps Arch and return to Kanab.
You know that old saying about the best laid plans...? The weather report contained strong warnings of thunderstorms, heavy rain and flash floods for the remainder of the week. Traveling and hiking in remote areas under such adverse conditions seemed unnecessarily risky so we reluctantly we canceled our reservations and resigned ourselves to staying here.
By afternoon the rain diminished slightly but our cabin fever increased. We drove the
paved stretch of Johnson Canyon Road, approximately 15.5 miles, to its intersection with Skutumpah. Johnson Canyon is stunning in any weather but days of rain had intensified the color of its rocks and 'greened up' the fields and hillsides making it especially lovely.
In order to avoid spending a long, boring evening in the RV, we had dinner in town, took a walk and then went to Parry Lodge's Old Barn Theater to see Calamity Jane and Sam Bass, filmed in the area in 1949.
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