Capitol Reef : Day 1, Part 2 + Day 2

After seeing Cassidy Arch, we headed back out of the park to the small town we were staying in called Torrey. We have always wanted to eat at Cafe Diablo in Torrey but for some reason or other it was always closed or we missed out. This time, we did it! It's a Zagat rated 4 star cafe out in the middle of no where and the food is supposed to be amazing. They grow their own vegetables and herbs on premises and they're know for their free range rattle snake cakes, so we tried em, they're great! Dan was a little embarrassed that I was taking pics of our food, but everyone else was too, it was just almost too cool to eat.

Rattle snake cakes, complete w/ Tapioca balls to remind you of snake eggs :

The main course! Everything they brought out looked like this, works of art.
I got pecan crusted chicken and Dan got Turkey w/ Poi "potatoes" :


Sara checking to make sure no rattle snake eggs accidentally got on to her tray :


Here are some random pics from the weekend from Day 1

Sara checking things out and running off energy :

More Cassidy Arch hiking pics:

Standing in front of the anatomically correct petroglyph :)

Playing in the wash, Sara loved the rocks and tried to eat all the dried mud :




Day 2 we hiked up to Chimney Rock before leaving. It had some amazing vistas and lots of petrified wood on the trail.




Giant petrified log :

We had so much fun even though Sara didn't sleep well and she came home pretty sick :( I hope we have lots more adventures in Capitol Reef, it has rapidly become one of my favorite places here.