Bruce and Ann then took off back to San Luis Obispo and Judy and I went on to Craters Of The Moon National Monument, Idaho, by way of Logan, Utah where we lived for three years while a graduate school. Craters Of The Moon was beautiful place, with an amazing, stark, landscape. Even the campground was set in the lava flows. The park encourages you explore lava flows, cinder cones, and lava tube caves. An interesting couple night experience. From here we went south to visit Angela, Steve, Nick, and Alex in Sparks, NV before going back to San Luis Obispo to cleanup to be ready for another adventure.

After Dinosaur, we left for Jordanelle State Park in Utah, stopping one night at Strawberry Reservoir. While at Jordanelle, we spent a day in Park City, Utah and then took an amazing hike in the High Uintas, east of Kamas. The loop hike started at the Crystal Lake Trailhead, went to Notch Mountain, around numerous lakes, and back to the trailhead. We passed by so many beautiful lakes, it was hard to believe! You will see our experiences in the images.

Our next destination is Dinosaur National Monument on the Utah/Colorado border. Lu and Joe headed back to their home in Oregon, we packed up and we took Highway 40 across Colorado, through Steamboat Springs. That area has really grown since we last visited. As we approached Dinosaur National Monument the landscape sure changed, we’re not in the Rockies anymore. We entered the park to lots of rock and little vegetation, until we dropped into the campground on the edge of the green river, beautiful landscape but very hot! Here are images of the campground and the hikes around the area.