Another Utah state park off the checklist.

What a drastic change in the weather. As we were leaving Hurricane it got windy and dark, then came the rain.  It’s less than an hour drive to Coral Pink, and it rained on and off. This was a one nighter, no need to even unhitch, thankfully, because it’s was raining steadily at the campground. The day before it was 97 degrees in Hurricane. At Coral Pink it was 57 degrees and we had our sweats and bedroom slippers on sitting in the Airstream waiting out the weather.

There was zero cell reception. It’s really amazing how much we depend on and take for granted our smart phones. The joke was get on the weather app and check the radar imaging to see when the storm will pass.

It’s so easy to spot the Euros 😂. They are everywhere, even off the beaten path like Coral Pink. I wonder if it’s the same over in Europe? It must be, right? They are probably sitting in their sidewalk cafes laughing and picking out the American tourists in the crowds.

It was a short stop, so it’s a short post.

Site 23, water, power, and rain

You probably have to be a sand geek like us to find this fascinating. We actually have our own little collection of sand from dunes we have visited, in small glass jars on our mantel at home 😊.

The weather let up enough in the evening for a stroll to the viewing platform. That’s the Vermillion Cliffs in the background. The opposite side of the cliffs viewable from Lee’s Ferry, Arizona are much more dramatic.

It’s not every day you see a Yellow Indian Paintbrush.

The next morning we had beautiful blue skies and plenty of time for a hike before the 2pm checkout.

Phlox

Dry on the east side of the ridge, wet on the west side.

I can’t keep up with Amelia on sand dunes.

Ponderosa Pines. All sand dunes are different. Coral Pink had a lot of plant life.

Pale Evening Primrose

Welsh’s Milkweed

Badlands Mule-Ears

The wind forming a cornice.

This arch in the dunes may look big, but it was only about six inches.

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