Adventure 18: Kodachrome Basin State Park/Post A

Kodachrome Basin!

After another pleasant day of traveling mercies, we arrived at Kodachrome State Park. I know it's early, but we're already so jaded by so many beautiful rock formations that we're tired of taking pictures. On our way down, we stopped just past Sevier, Utah to ride the Big Rock Candy Mountain Express bike trail. It's a seven mile paved trail that winds itself through a quite beautiful canyon along the Sevier River. It was the day the weather front moved in, so it was cold and rainy; it also hailed, but none of that mattered to the Speedster. We did pedal quite hard back down the canyon, averaging just over twenty-five M.P.H.  Nothing is better than tandem riding down hill on smooth pavement. On our way into Kodachrome, we traversed Red Canyon, which has a paved rail trail that is about ten miles long. We plan to ride that trail tomorrow. More rock pictures will most certainly follow. We are camped in a nice site, and we plan to stay here for ten days and take day trips around the area. Pressure from Utah's governor has allowed the National Parks in the area to open for ten days or so. That makes us happy because we will get to at least tour Bryce Canyon. We have a full agenda of hiking and biking, and if they will let us, we will attend service Sunday morning at the Cannonville Mormon Church. Posts will be intermittent for awhile because down in the basin the jackrabbits, ground squirrels, and scorpions have little need of wifi. This is good because there is no cell service. I'm currently in the Panguitch City Library, where a nice young lady is allowing me to use both power and internet. One traveler we follow has suggested that Southwest Utah is a no Mcdonald's area, which hindered him because that is how he communicates on the road. I learned from Niel Kempen that libraries offer the same service. We are doing well. Judy's stitches are mending well from her small cancer surgery. We removed some with no ill effects. I'm suffering from literally a pain in the neck (Not Judy), but I asked a fellow camper to pop my back. We did it in the bathroom. I hope I'm not accused of being like that Idaho Congressman a while back. At any rate, this guy was big enough to lift me, and that seems to have straightened things out. We continue to live the good life, and we're alway grateful for each day, which reminds me--I'm currently ahead 3-zip in the Kodachrome cribbage open, but I'm not taking anything for granted because that hunny bunny of mine is quite wiley (and she cheats), so I'll beware. Stay tuned--when we are again in range, I will post again. In the meantime, we're just here where life is good, especially today.

 200 ft. tunnel pushed through the rock in 1890.

 The frickin' sixty-seven  year old ready at the trailhead.

 White and red rock faces surround Kodachrome.

 Are we excited yet?

 Fric and Frac seem to be.

 A view from our great room

 Judy seems to be enjoying herself (so far)

 The pointed rocks are called pinnacles.

 Taken from inside the trailer while sitting at the dinette.

 The pioneer cattle ranchers must have been tough as leather.

 Lake Panguitch.

 I tried to get the sense of how high the cliffs are around the campground.

This really should be our cover shot for this spot because this is what it is like in every direction.

A view as we left Panguitch on the way to Kodachrome Basin.