Morning in Kanab, Route 12, and Capital Reef National Park

This morning, we made the decision to split up....Ann-Marie and I explored the cute town of Kanab

We went into a locally owned coffee shop and I had a cute interaction with little girl who drew me pictures on the receipts

Darrell, Evan, and Alec went on the Dinosaur Tracks Trail outside of Kanab.....finding and navigating the trail was a little tricky, but they were advised well by a man who owned the coffee shop outside the trailhead.

Dinosaur tracks in stone and possible mountain lion tracks in the mud were exciting finds.

We decided to drive Scenic Byway 12, after hearing the recommendation from the (above) coffee shop owner.....and it did not disappoint!

The views were magnificent!

Because of the scenic drive, we arrived at the Capital Reef National Park later than we expected to.  We stopped into the visitor's center, drove part of the scenic drive, and explored the Gooseneck Overlook briefly.  The sun was setting and it was getting very cold, so we weren't there for long.

After a very long day in the vehicle, we were thankful to have a hot tub at our Moab Air BnB!

 Lessons Learned Today:

*Daily communication is super important when traveling with teens and young adults....everyone needs a voice.

*Small business owners in Kanab are very kind and are eager to point you in the right direction.

*"Always trust the recommendations of the hippie guy running the coffee shop."  -Darrell (see lesson above)

*My Old Navy puffer vest is excellent padding for the hard middle seat.

*Parts of Route 12 made Darrell's palms sweat and freaked me out a bit.

*We were on scenic overload once we got into the Capital Reef National Park after driving Route 12, so that might have been a little too much to take in for one day.