Next up, we spent 1 day in Capitol Reef NP, hiking about 13.5 miles. This park was more than just rock art--although there was plenty of that--but also about the history from early indigenous peoples to Mormon pioneers. The Indians left some cool petroglyphs, while the Mormon settlers left their schoolhouse (and other buildings), as well as many fruit orchards that are still there. The Mormans lived and schooled here until 1941!
Our last stop was Natural Bridges National Monument. This is when the weather turned less than desirable and the rocks were very slick, so we did minimal hiking and just saw three of the bridges. There were also some very preserved cliff dwellings. Good enough to call it a day.
We are just FIVE sleeps (or in my case, 5 insomniac nights) from our flight to New Zealand and it's time to return to frantic packing and planning.