Coral Pink
October 13th, 2020
Two stops on today’s leg of the journey: Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park and Zion National Park.
The light was bright and the sand was fine at the dunes — finer than granulated sugar; the kind of sand you see in an hourglass; a light tint of coral pink. This state park is an anomaly hidden ten miles down a road, among a landscape of pines and junipers. We’ve enjoyed such unique discoveries like this one, every day on the road.
Zion, although stunning, was too crowded for comfort. We rode the bikes all the way up Zion Canyon Scenic Drive and started the hike into the Narrows but turned back (we hiked this years ago so the pressure to see it again was low). This, coupled with a Cyanobacteria warning and a search for a missing person happening concurrently, provided 20/20 clarity that we should move on. More photos of Zion to come later on the blog, after the trip but here’s a teaser.
We’re currently sitting by the fire near the entrance to Bryce Canyon National Park. I’m writing while enjoying a hot cup of noodle soup. Hope you’re healthy, made it through the day and found something joyful about life today wherever you are in the world.
More tomorrow,
Kelly
Photos of the Day: Adding a bit of light to the darkness as we get through the pandemic together. This series features travel photos from my archives, shared with you while staying close to home.
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What a great trip this being! The sand looks beautiful, and the shadows so crisp. The teaser view of Zion is great too, non withstanding the unfavorable conditions you found.
Why another bacteria now, we had enough harmful microorganisms for 2020 😥 while checking up I find its the greenish float which I used to see in many old temple ponds, we used to run our hands through them to create patterns on the surface 🙂
I so like the idea of sitting near a fire and having hot noodle soup, is the weather cold?
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The nights around Zion and Bryce were chilly and a little breezy. The hot noodle soup was the perfect solution. The bacteria at Zion was a surprise for October — so late in the year, probably due to continued sun and high temps during the day. Funny about you making patterns in the float!
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It’s nice to see that you are enjoying your trip to the south. Thanks for the postcards.
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Thanks Lookoom!! 🙂
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Love the pink sand dunes! Wish choice on Zion, especially if you’ve been there. We have friends who went recently and told us about the crowds. Bummer. Hope Bryce was better!
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Bryce was blissful by comparison. Interesting that your friends had the same experience. Luckily, there are many other places to see in the region. Every direction is beautiful!
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In case you haven’t heard it, I just read that the missing woman was found alive yesterday (Monday 19th) in Zion National Park.
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Thanks Lookoom! So nice of you to let me know. I did see this in the news. Still a bit mysterious as to what happened but great that she’s alive and with family now.
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Love the silly shadows as well as the coral colored landscape.
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Right? How can you not have fun with pink sand dunes? 🙂
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Especially where you were.
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