Secret Vacation Spots

Do you have one?

I’m going to show you one, but it’s not really mine to share so I won’t name it or give you specific directions. All I will say it that it’s between Goblin Valley and Lake Powell and requires the traveling of about five miles of dirt road.

Right after supper in Goblin Valley we hit the road. Following directions from a friend we found a secret spot. In all the dryness and dust, this was an oasis.

Better yet, it was empty. Completely and totally empty.

It reminded me a bit of hitting Cape Cod a week before school let out. Mr. Al and I had no reservations, but managed to land in a beautiful spot made far more comfortable than it would otherwise be because none of the spots around it were taken the whole time we were there. Apparently every camping spot – and they were placed cheek to jowl – had been reserved for several months – starting from a couple days after we left.

This spot by Lake Powell would have been far more comfortable than Cape Cod even if it had been filled because there was plenty of room around each site. It was beautiful.

Do you have a secret vacation spot? You don’t have to tell me where it is. I just wondered if you had one.