Warming up in the San Raphael Desert

On the way to Arches we decide to go to Francis' favourite climbing place, Maple Canyon, which is next to Edmee's favourite city Ephraim, Utah. We are the only guests in the RV park, which normally is fully booked for Mormon conventions. Francis is polishing his climbing hardware and recoiling his ropes in eager anticipation of the next day's climbing. But we wake up to a winter wonderland with 3 inches of snow. Francis is very disappointed but Tyler is jumping up and down the camper asking his dad to take him out for guide training. As we are not really equipped for winter adventures, we continue on our route East. We take the scenic route through Utah's turkey farms and end up near the San Raphael Desert with the warm burnt orange colours and eroded rocks.

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