The Two RV Gypsies: Full-Time RVers
drove on a dirt road
as part of the Grand Staircase-Escalante
then ended up back in Capitol Reef National Park

August 16, 2012

sign: entering Capitol Reef National Park

The Burr Trail Road CR-1668, Hanksville, Utah - Beautiful Scenery and a dirt road.

The Burr Trail Rod CR-1668, Hanksville, Utah
The Burr Trail Road CR-1668, Hanksville, Utah

Burr Trail is a long dirt road that twists and turns, but every inch of the road has fantastic scenery. The two RV Gypsies did not meet a single car while on this road, which was a good thing because the road was not that wide most of the time. Often, the view extended for many miles.

Burr Trail is a long dirt road that twists and turns
Burr Trail is a long dirt road that twists and turns
Burr Trail is a long dirt road that twists and turns
close-up of a formation

Below: Rocky areas by the side of the road.

a rocky area by the side of the road
Rocky areas by the side of the road.

Below: The two RV Gypsies noticed a hill with red dirt and white stripes - then the hill dipped and rolled along. The top of the hill appeared to be a more neutral color, like regular dirt.

a hill with red dirt and white stripes.
a hill with red dirt and white stripes.

Below: So the two RV Gypsies stopped their truck and Lee Duquette walked the short distance to the red-striped hill to see if it was hard rock or soft sand.

the red-striped hill
Lee Duquette checks the hill to see if it is sand or rock

After that brief stop, the two RV Gypsies continued their journey on Burr Trail Road and Karen Duquette photographed the road out the front window, to show the big dips in the dirt road.

the road out the front window
big dips in the road
big dips in the road
big dips in the road

Below: Looking far ahead, the twisty, curvy road could be seen for miles away.

the twisty, curvy road can be seen for miles away.
the twisty, curvy road can be seen for miles away.

Below: Time for a tailgate lunch break at the side of the road. Lee Duquette set the camera up on self-timer because there was nobody else in sight.

Karen Duquette - Time for a tailgate lunch break
The two RV Gypsies take Time for a tailgate lunch break

Below: After lunch, Karen Duquette saw a rock that she thought looked like a short but beautiful natural staircase.

Karen Duquette on a very unique rock
Karen Duquette on a very unique rock
staircase rock
a very unique rock

Below: A panorama shot of the scenery and a very tiny Karen Duquette.

A panorama shot of the scenery
the scenery beside the toad of the two RV Gypsies
a tough looking butte

Below: Back on the road again, the scenery changed constantly, but was always amazingly beautiful.

Back on the road again, the scenery changes constantly
amazingly beautiful scenery
amazingly beautiful scenery
panorama of amazingly beautiful scenery
amazingly beautiful scenery
scenery
amazingly beautiful scenery

Below: As the two RV Gypsies approached the back side of the entrance to Capitol Reef National Park, the dirt road was now paved, finally.

paved road
sign: entering Capitol Reef National Park

This has been only a small portion of the Grand Staircase-Escalante. The Utah menu has two other sections of the Grand Staircase-Escalante that the two RV Gypsies traveled and each section is completely different.

Capitol Reef National Park - MENU (TOC - Table of Contents)

IMPORTANTThere are more sections of Capitol Reef National Park below, plus an additional link at the bottom of the page.

look below for menu options

1. Capitol Reef National Park (2 pages)

2. Burr Trail Road (this page)

3. Hickman Bridge Trail and the Natural Bridge 133 feet long and 125 feet high

4. Goosenecks Point

5. Wonderland RV Park

Look below

go back to the Colorado Menu page After you have seen all of the above, return to the Utah menu page for the other eleven adventures of the two RV Gypsies in Utah - several USA National Parks, Utah State Parks, Goblin Valley and more.

OR
If you have seen all of the Utah National and State Parks, continue on to Colorado in 2012