Still dazzled by the beautiful Coyote Butes, we continued our route using the Cottonwood Road northbound. I noticed several spots of interest on this route. The first at which we stopped is entitled Yellow Rock, an orange to yellow sandstome dome….
 
 
1. The side canyon to the Cottonwood River I walked to Yellow Rock. Nice to walk barefoot in the cool water… 😉
 

 
 
2. Yellow Rock is well named.
 

 
 
3. The sandstone is veined of colors…
 

 
 
4. Some more color touch…
 

 
 
5. A little further on, we stopped at Lower Cottonwood Narrow.
 

 
 
6. The walls are impressive, probably more than 1000 feet high.
 

 
 
7. We ended the day with a stop at Kodachrome Basin.
 

 
 
8. Jean-Luc on sandstone. 😀
 

 
 
9. Cliffs in late afternoon.
 

 
 
10. Opposition of forms: soft to the anthill, acute to the cliffs.
 

 
 
The next day, I brought Jean-Luc discover Bryce Canyon, the must see. Since I already take quite a lot of pictures of it, I went walking light, leaving my camera in Vivalavida. You so won’t see picture of our hike here…
 
 
11. An attentive prairie dog.
 

 
 
12. Not far from there, a short stop at the Escalante Petrified Forest. Some petrified trunks are impressive!
 

 
 
13. Late afternoon hiking to the Calf Creek Falls.
 

 
 
14. Side canyon to Long Canyon, on the Burr Trail Road.
 

 
 
Arrived in the area of Capitol Reef, we visited the Muley Canyon to discover some natural arches.
 
 
15. Cheerios Double Arch.
 

 
 
16. Bells…
 

 
 
17. Saddle Arch.
 

 
 
18. Another natural arch.
 

 
 
19. We ended in the Muley Twist Canyon, a Slot Canyon where there was still water in places.
 

 
 
20. Fun on passages in opposition.
 

 
 
21. Back down at the end of the road where we slept, I went back to the view of the valley of Capitol Reef, grandiose!
 

 
 
22. Mineral colors are everywhere…
 

 
 
23. … while the sun is going down…
 

 
 
24. Camp in Muley Canyon.
 

 
 
The next update will take you all soon in the Henry Mountains and the Maze of Canyonsland Distric National Park… 😉