Cathedral Gorge State Park – Slot Canyons Galore

Home again, home again! After five weeks traveling in Portugal and Spain, we were glad to be sleeping in our own bed once more, glad to have clothes to change into other than those in our backpack, glad to have a washer and dryer handy. We were not so fond, however, of the triple-digit temperatures that greeted us in Las Vegas when we arrived. After a week of catching up on piles of mail, routine medical appointments, paying bills, and unpacking, the heat was getting to us, and we were already antsy to be doing something other than sitting in the A/C trying to keep cool. Temperatures a bit further north seemed more moderate, so we headed 180 miles north to Cathedral Gorge State Park. We’d visited this park briefly before, but never to camp or do any serious exploring. With our Nevada State Parks Senior Pass, we were able to book a site for $10/night, including electric and water… quite the bargain.Cathedral Gorge, once home of the Fremont and southern Paiutes, became one of Nevada’s…