Kodachrome Basin State Park

If you want to feel old, go to Kodachrome Basin State Park because right off the bat there is an explanation to the general public of what Kodachrome film was and where the name comes from.  I'm assuming because kids these days don't know what Kodak Kodachrome film was, or film, or Kodak.

Ha!  Nice try Utah Department of Natural Resources because we managed to snag the last campsite in the park weeks ago.

I really loved this park.  It's known for these towering chimney spires that the National Geographic Society thought were so colorful back in 1949 that they named the park after the newly developed Kodachrome film that had just come out and was all the rage.  Not the Paul Simon song of the same name which I sang till Fred begged me to stop.

Petrified tree trunk?  Don't be silly, it's a sedimentary pipe composed of fine grained sandstone from the Entrada Formation deposited during the mid-to-late Jurassic Period.

Beautiful hikes here and the best weather we have had so far.  Still fairly windy but the skies are starting to clear and it's getting warmer.  Most of the trails here are pretty short but it's a great place to stay to explore the area including Bryce Canyon and the slot canyons about an hour away.

Peaceful spot

Fred has mastered dutch oven cooking.  Enchilada casserole, yummo!

There are about 70 of these spires, fingers, chimneys or whatever you wanna call them in the Park.  We photographed about 60 of them but I'll spare you.

Whoops, there's some more

Last one, I promise

Who knew Cousin It had retired in Utah

What you can't tell from this photo is that this place is crawling, er I mean hopping, with jackrabbits

It's the Grosvenor Double Arch, kinda like a double rainbow 'cept different

We had three great days here and I definitely hope to come back here when we have more time because it's so close to Bryce Canyon and the whole of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.  Just book way in advance otherwise it's hopeless.