Sevier, Utah

While we relaxed for the night in Richfield, Utah, I did a quick search on Betty (our GPS) to see if we were missing anything while we were in the area. I found the Freemont Indian State Park located twenty or so miles away and it looked interesting so we decided to make a stop there on the way to Bryce Canyon National Park.

This village was almost demolished when I-70 was being built. They were able to preserve the rock cliffs that still have petroglyphs from the Freemont Indians who lived in this area from 400-1300 A.D. We hiked the trails and took a look at the artwork.

Petroglyphs from the Freemont Indians.

More petroglyths.

While we were at the state park, Cub Scout Pack #605 was hosting their summer day camp. Kaitlyn and Andrew were really excited to be invited to try their hand at Native American dart throwing using an atlatl. It was harder than it looked but Kaitlyn was actually able to make contact with the deer target.

Andrew tries his hand at using an atlatl to spear the deer.

Kaitlyn was able to make contact with the deer target.

This was a very fun pit stop on the way to Bryce Canyon. I really like it when we can be spontaneous and find a place we didn't expect to go to and enjoy. Thanks Betty!