Dave and Jan enjoyed another visit to Kodachrome Basin State Park in south central Utah the first week of September – this time with their trailer for a three-day, two night stay in the park campground. Kodachrome Basin State Park is just east of Bryce Canyon National Park, with views of Bryce from many parts of the state park. Rated as one of the best dark sky locations anywhere in the world, they enjoyed nighttime views of myriads of stars and the best look at the Milky Way they have seen in decades. It was a camping experience to be repeated!

Kodachrome Basin differs from many other parks by the presence of many rock pillars standing tall above the basin floor. Many pillars are well over fifty feet tall – some cylindrical and others pointed like a pyramid, some rising up from the valley floor and others rising above mesas and ridges. Where they are grouped fairly close together they create quite an interesting skyline.

The first evening’s outing led to Chimney Rock, a thick pillar structure standing alone on the basin floor.

There were many places where the basin floor was beautified by fields of colorful flowers.

Even the campsite where Dave and Jan were staying was quite scenic in its own right.

The longest hike for the trip was on the Panorama Trail – with three mile and six mile loop options and a side trip to Panorama Point. The three mile loop with the two mile side trip to Panorama Point and back was the choice for the day.

Dave and Jan are very grateful for the many fascinating places not far from “home” to be explored and enjoyed in Southwestern Utah – and for the time and resources the Lord has blessed them to enjoy in these “golden years” of their lives. With the Psalmist David they can say “The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places; Indeed, my heritage is beautiful to me . . . In Your presence is fullness of joy; In Your right hand there are pleasures forever” (Psalm 16:6,16).