A Very Windy Birthday

We left Hanksville early in the day in order to arrive at our next campground in time for M to log on for some work meetings. There was a high wind advisory, which meant a lot of dust blowing around and difficulty driving high profile vehicles. It's times like these that we are happy we have weight distribution bars on our hitch, even though our trailer is small. We took the road back through Capitol Reef National Park, which is an absolutely gorgeous drive. On the way through, we stopped at the petroglyphs site, since M missed that when the kids and I went the other day. We drove two lane roads through Utah, stopping at a little grocery store, before heading up the hill to Palisade State Park. The campsites circle the lake, but it was so windy we couldn't even sit outside! The kids played at the playground for a while, but soon took shelter in the car, making themselves a video game lounge. I tried to eat a salad for lunch on the picnic table, but the leaves blew right out of my bowl! Later in the evening, the wind came to an abrupt stop, and the waves on the lake calmed down. I took a sunset walk on the loop around the lake and was delighted to receive some birthday calls from friends and family.