Capitol Reef National Park

Last weekend, we visited Capitol Reef National Park in Utah. We saw some amazing geology, with red rock everywhere in incredible formations. (We apologize for the large number of pictures but there was a lot to capture).

As the day started, the sky was blue.

This picture shows "Chimney Rock"



Here's a close up of it.

This is a trail near the north end of the park.

In the afternoon, the clouds rolled in. Luckily, it did not rain.

It is hard to capture it in the picture, but these were towering rocks. HUGE!

Here we are on our hike!

Kate is VERY small against these rocks.

This area is known as Capitol Gorge. Pioneers and settlers traveled through here. At one point, it was apparently a one-lane road where cars had a very difficult time passing each other. The settlers wrote their names on the walls of the canyon as they passed through.

This is the "Egyptian Temple."

Here's the Fremont River. The blue sky returned!

Walking along another trail....

"Hickman Bridge"

Here we are beneath "Hickman Bridge"

"The Castle"

On our way out of the park....

As we headed north, the clouds rolled in. We eventually hit a big storm, but we managed to get this shot before the rain got too heavy.

It was an amazing Sunday afternoon, seeing many incredible rock formations!