In this part of southwest Utah where we have been for weeks, the scenery can be summarized by, “There is a lot of red rock” (actually, rust colored). That sounds like it might get boring after a while. but the variations on the theme are endless and amazing.
The National Parks in the area featuring the red rocks are very, very famous and as a result, very, very crowded. For example, Zion and Bryce. But there are also so many other places that are almost (if not as) wonderful, and nowhere near as crowded.
One of them is Snow Canyon State Park, near Saint George, where we spent about a week.
And just for the record, the place is named after Lorenzo and Erastus Snow, two early Mormon pioneers who helped Mormons settle in Utah in the 1860’s. Not after that cold fluffy white stuff which would not have lasted long in the over 100 degree temps we experienced when we were there.
Snow Canyon not only features the famous layers of red rock but also has a lot of black rock from old volcanic lava flows.
A lava cave
We hiked on petrified sand dunes,
Rented eBikes (1,000 foot elevation gain was too much for us on our regular bikes) and rode the road and bike trails,
met some of the locals,
and saw so many amazing views -
And it was so hot, that I even tried boiling water …
