Goblins

We spent 4 days at Goblin Park in Utah, a small State Park near the center of the state. The unusual geology is found nowhere else on the planet. A unique combination of minerals, water, and wind have created a bizarre landscape of unearthly shapes that reminded me of mushrooms, the locals named them Goblins. We took a 1.5 mile hike down a slot canyon that looked like piles of heaped mud that was actually hard, weathered, ancient rock. The valley floor was littered with hundreds of Goblins, very weird yet beautiful scenery. We spent a couple of hours wondering around before hiking back up the “mud” canyon.

Utah State Parks are well run, super clean and carefully designed with nice hot showers, paved parking spots and covered picnic tables. With the park having only 20 camping sites, the small staff has to do a bit of everything. I bumped into the sole Park Ranger ( who checked us in at registration ) at the bathroom building , he was cleaning shower stall while wearing a gun strapped to his belt, an odd sight. This very remote park is off grid, powered by solar and a generator. We camped by another Vermont couple, only the second Vermonters we’ve seen on our trip. Camping was fun but an abrupt change from our long stretch of Airbnb’s. Camping is a lot of work . I think we’ve become spoiled.