What’s Next?

Frankly, we’ve about had it with dust and dry and rock formations. (Ranger: “That’s what we specialize in around here.”) We would probably enjoy this a great deal more if the heat were not so intensely merciless. We are slowly learning that the temperature outside means less than where the sun is. Most of the days we’ve had have been cloudless. Between 9:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. or so the sun is intense and hard to avoid. We’re deciding to skip this year some of the other Utah National Parks. We had been especially looking forward to Zion but it is hotter there and the mandatory shuttle bus system for non-overnight stays makes it harder to navigate the area (one bus to get into the park, a second to move around once inside).

Slot canyons still hold a lot of appeal for us and a talk with a ranger here suggested that Antelope Canyon back in Navajo Nation would be a good destination. We’ll head there tomorrow and hopefully go further south into Arizona afterward, perhaps camping near Flagstaff.