On Saturday, on the advice of one of the volunteers at the Red Canyon visitor centre, we headed west towards Cedar City. We needed fuel and groceries but the volunteer told us the aspens were in peak along Hwy 143. This route would take us through another national monument and up to higher elevations again. We headed north on Hwy 89 and then west on Hwy 143 at Panguitch. We hadn’t gone too far when we came around a bend and immediately had to come to a stop!
There were a couple of shepherds on horseback who were moving hundreds of sheep to another pasture. They had a few herding dogs; some were working better than others!
Next came Panguitch Lake.
Finally we started to see the aspens!
Just after seeing the aspens, we arrived at Cedar Breaks National Monument. At over 10,000’ elevation, the view from Sunset Lookout was spectacular.
The view is three miles wide and 2500’ deep. We had a great viewing day!
We carried on towards Cedar City where the rock formations changed.
After stopping in Cedar City for fuel and groceries, we headed back Hwy 14 where we saw more aspens as well as Navajo Lake.
Our day had a perfect ending. We ate supper by the fire and then finally had a beautiful sunset!
Sunday was a day of rest and preparation for our move on Monday.
Following Joyce & Paul's Travels in Retirement 