Day 11 of 14 on a cross country adventure across America

The days starts off with travelling over 120 miles across pretty barren wilderness. Stunning scenery but not much in the way of facilities. So make sure you have plenty of fuel and a good supply of water.
Today is a day of total extremes..harsh dry rocky wilderness that is broken up by large areas of greenery where the water sources pass through.
Ride down through the Moki Dugway(WP4), a road that was built for the ore traffic in 1958. There is a change in elevation of 1200m, on this unpaved road, and there are no barriers. There is no rush as the views make up for the apprehension levels.
As you reach the Utah State 95 or Bicentennial Highway you travel along on for just over 100 miles. It has been described as a Beautiful Lonely Highway.
Travel up to the Colorado River There a place to pull over then stand on the bridge and look down hundreds of feet to the river
Take your time, stop at the rest areas, spend time at the overlooks particularly in Hite where you can see the Colorado River flow into Lake Powell. Continue north until arriving in Hanksville for fuel and refreshments.
Leaving Hanskville on Utah’s Scenic Byway 24 for the next 50 miles you can see why it got it’s name
Pull over in the parking spots for views of Capitol Reef, the distant Henry Mountains to the east, and looming Boulder Mountain to the west.
As you arrive in Fruita enjoy the history. There are the ancient Fremont Petroglyphs (WP22).
The Fremont Culture or petroglyphs are accessible by two wooden boardwalks. Depending on the time of day and which panel you view, some of the petroglyphs might be harder to see. But there are images depicting life many 1000s of years ago.
In more recent history remnants of the pioneer community of Fruita stretch along the narrow Fremont River Canyon. The Fruita Schoolhouse is just east of the visitors centre on the north side of Highway 24. Early settlers completed this one-room log structure, housing grades one through eight, in 1896. Mormon church meetings, dances, town meetings, elections, and other community gatherings took place here. A lack of students caused the school to close in 1941. Although the schoolhouse is locked, you can peer inside the windows and take photos.
At Torrey you head south and join Scenic Byway 12. For the next 120 miles you stay on this road.
Welcome to Utah’s Scenic Byway 12, also known as A Journey Through Time Scenic Byway. This is a road take your time on, there is definitely no need to rush anything. For a start there are free ranging cattle roaming so something to look out for. The many overlooks and stopping points just to marvel at the wide open spaces. The history at Escalante Petrified Forest State Park where you can walk along and see the fossilised wood where it fell. Pass through the giant Red Arches (WP45) to enter Red Canyon. There is as much to see along the road as there is to do just off the road. This is all dependent on how you would like to travel.
This full and scenic 5 star day ends in Bryce Canyon, in a hotel that looks like Butch and Sundance would have stayed in