Our first stop is Capital Reef National Park and we pull in just in time for a presentation by a park ranger on the unique geology that comprises this beautiful area. We were told that July, August and September are the monsoon months and that even 1/4 inch of rain can cause a flash flood. 
The rock changes from red to grey as we proceed along. The hills look like a giant gravel pit or the skin of an elephant.
At Hanksville we leave 24 and start down highway 95. The land opens up to a vast semi arid plateau to the east and the Henry Mountains rising up to the west.
In not too long we are back in red rock country. We stop at a rest area called Hog Canyon for lunch. Very relaxing with hardly anyone around.
My battery on the camera has gone dead once again and it's only noon. Thank goodness for my trusty iPad.
We stopped at Hite which is a state park, I believe, but is also a marina. Weirdest place I've ever seen. There is an unmanned ranger station, a general store that has a ton of fishing equipment, some great big boats parked nearby, a couple of big boat launches and the most amazing fish cleaning station equipped with a grinder for disposing of the fish carcasses. The only problem is, is that there is no water. Lake Powell has not risen up to that point since 2000. Apparently their website still talks about fishing and all the signs talk about water safety, but NO water access at all. As we walk towards the abandoned launch we pick up a bunch of clam shells which are strewn all over the place. There obviously was water there. 
Drove in to Natural Bridges National Monument and watched a video but we moved on without doing the loop road. It's getting late and we planned on getting to Moab yet tonight. 
We finally arrive in Moab and find our new home at Slickrock RV and Campground; tired but so filled with the images from our drive today that all we can do is light a fire and roast some weanies.
The campsite is so narrow that we occupy 2 sites.
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