Capitol Reef National Park
Technically, Capitol Reef is still in the Utah boonies. The park consists of large sandstone domes, narrow slot canyons and a 100-mile long wrinkle in the Earth's crust called a monocline. To settlers heading west, the formation acted like a reef around an island, preventing them from crossing.
This little waterfall, on the Fremont River, appears to come straight out of the rock.
Hiking up Capitol Gorge.
We hiked up Capitol Gorge to a place called the Pioneer Register, where some of the early
settlers in the area carved their names into the rock walls. Hite Marina, currently high and
dry along the banks of Lake Powell, is named for Cass Hite, who came here in the 1880s.
This would have been a better picture had some idiot not parked his Porsche next to the barn.
Jessica photographing cactus flowers.
When we first arrived at Capitol Reef, Jessica noticed a cluster of bright red cactus flowers
along side the road. We tried to mentally remember where the cluster was so we could come
back later and photograph it. Of course, we couldn't find it after repeated U-turns. Finally,
however, we found our prize and took many pictures. We would not be denied.
Next...Back to the Boonies
(as if we ever left)
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