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Capitol Reef National Park
Oct 31, 2021 19:50:20 #
IDguy
Loc: Idaho
One of the lesser-known Utah parks I too drove through it on UT 24 numerous times over 50 years. Decided after riding through last spring to reserve a camp site and spent last week there. It is now one of my top three National Parks!
The ride through on 24, which is all most do, covers about 1% of the park. It is 100 miles north-south and tens of miles wide in some places. You need a high clearance vehicle to explore some parts but it has awesome trails readily available.
The "Capitol" is a formation. The Reef refers to the waterpocket fold which reveals over 90 layers of sediment over hundreds of millions of years. You need to attend the geology briefing to understand what you see.
PS: If you are from back east and wonder whatever happened to the Adirondack Mountains, once 14,000 ft tall, look here. They took a road trip to Utah via Canada a few hundred million years ago.
Here are a few photos.
The ride through on 24, which is all most do, covers about 1% of the park. It is 100 miles north-south and tens of miles wide in some places. You need a high clearance vehicle to explore some parts but it has awesome trails readily available.
The "Capitol" is a formation. The Reef refers to the waterpocket fold which reveals over 90 layers of sediment over hundreds of millions of years. You need to attend the geology briefing to understand what you see.
PS: If you are from back east and wonder whatever happened to the Adirondack Mountains, once 14,000 ft tall, look here. They took a road trip to Utah via Canada a few hundred million years ago.
Here are a few photos.
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Oct 31, 2021 20:57:28 #
Excellent set of a great place, but keep it to yourself. There are already too many people visiting (LOL).
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Oct 31, 2021 21:18:19 #
You are so right about that -to remain un-named- Park. Incredible place that I have explored many times and have only scratched the surface. Although no photographs can really do it justice, yours have made a good start. Send more photos if you can...just keep it on the down-low OK? :-} Let's call it...uh..."Wish there was Water", sound good? :-} Great shot of a very nice Buck BTW.
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Nov 1, 2021 00:32:18 #
IDguy
Loc: Idaho
Retired CPO wrote:
You are so right about that -to remain un-named- Park. Incredible place that I have explored many times and have only scratched the surface. Although no photographs can really do it justice, yours have made a good start. Send more photos if you can...just keep it on the down-low OK? :-} Let's call it...uh..."Wish there was Water", sound good? :-} Great shot of a very nice Buck BTW.
We did have to take the Jeep through a river for one of the awesome scenic drives. That might discourage some of the less hearty (or smarter). Picabo (our Jeep) loved it.
Nov 1, 2021 06:07:33 #
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Nov 1, 2021 06:39:35 #
IDguy wrote:
One of the lesser-known Utah parks I too drove thr... (show quote)
I was just there last week on a workshop/tour. Beautiful place.
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Wonderful images. I also drove through back some years ago. It is the one I haven't explored, but I did drive the Waterpocket Fold - as that was my goal on that trip. I've tried to get back there several times, but keep getting redirected.
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