We were the only campers the last two days we stayed at Red Fleet Campground - except for two mice who decided they would like join PC&J’s big adventure! We ended up convincing them that was not a good idea, but not before they had invaded one of the drawers in the kitchen and chewed up some towels. Most of the campgrounds where we have stayed on this trip have had very few people with lots of room between campers.

There were some wonderful hikes with the Dinosaur Trackway being the highlight. The trail is pretty uneven in places but was very well marked. The scenery constantly changed with colorful and majestic rock formations. We can see why so many people come to the Southwest to paint and photograph - the light is phenomenal!

We left after the third night and found a spot outside of Colton at Scofield State Park. The topography had drastically changed to a more scrubby, desolate landscape. The park was fine, but unfortunately situated next to a road where the mining trucks roared by about every 20 minutes - day and night. Today is laundry day, then a dinosaur museum and off to another State Park farther south to see what we will see.

Lots of Dilophosaurus prints in the sandstone near the edge of the dam. They are estimated to be two hundred million years old. Humbling feeling, walking in their steps.

Dilophosaurus were three toed, bipedal dinosaurs.

Scofield Reservoir

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