Gunlock State Park and Snow Canyon

 Recently we camped at Gunlock State Park. It was just for one night and it was a particularly chilly and rainy one for late April in southern Utah. But that's spring for you. The campsites were really better for RV's and trailers. There was no good spot to set up a tent except on a concrete pad and/or the gravel driveway. When we pointed this out, the camp employee told us we could move some rocks or cactus.😂  They did have electricity and sewer hookups. I really liked the bathrooms which were heated, had flush toilets and had warm water coming out of the tap. We didn't use the showers but that was an option that came with the campsite. We also got warm water from the pump at our campsite. It made me think the campsite water is coming from some kind of hot springs.

That first evening I was feeling pretty grumpy about the weather but my sweet husband set me up with a propane heater, a campfire, and a blanket and we all had fun cooking s'mores--the main reason my youngest daughter goes camping--and I'm not kidding. I got a lot of selfies with my grandchildren. Max was willing to sit on my lap and help me stay warmer.

As mentioned, it rained on us but fortunately it was mostly at night and our tents protected us. In the morning it was sunny for a while and we took a hike up to Gunlock Falls. The falls only happen in the spring and then only in the years when the reservoir gets full enough to spill over. They were cool!

The wildflowers were really pretty:

After the falls, we packed up our campsite then headed down to Snow Canyon State Park. (Stopping in at Veyo's Pies where I was shocked and appalled at the prices--as always--but David bought one for us.) We've been to Snow Canyon a couple of times and it's a very child-friendly and scenic area to visit. On the way there, you can see a few extinct volcanoes. There is a lot of lava rock and a few lava tubes in the park.

Scott and I were celebrating our 35th anniversary on Saturday! Scott wasn't feeling great unfortunately. We're going on a bigger trip later to really celebrate.

We had a good picnic lunch despite the wind because Scott found us a place out of the wind in the Galoot Picnic Area. We did a short hike at Jenny's Canyon--a fun little slot canyon and then we needed to leave.

On the way home, it rained some more and we saw a big 7-car pileup on the freeway--hopefully no one got badly injured. Fortunately we arrived safely home. It was a good trip!