Capitol Reef National Park is located in Utah's south-central desert. It encompasses the Waterpocket Fold, a warp (or wrinkle) in the Earth's crust that is 65 million years old. The park is long and narrow, 60 miles north by south and just six miles wide. It was the last of the five national parks established in Utah. It is a large park, with 241,904 acres protected. I was invited to speak at an agronomy meeting in Salt Lake City. After the meeting I spent a few extra days in Utah with Jim and Carol M. They had a place in Park City. One of the places we visited was Capital Reef.
Layers
Panorama
Blue Blue Sky
It's official
Chimney Rock
Park established 1971
Long and narrow
Colorful sandstone
Gifford homestead