Capitol Reef Capitol Reef National Park

Nach unserer "gemütlichen" Laufrunde konnten wir gerade noch rechtzeitig auschecken und fuhren dann 5 h lang zum Capitol Reef NP. Highlight der Fahrt war der Scenic Highway #12...
Das Gepäck im Hotel verstaut, gaben wir uns noch den Sonnenuntergang im Nationalpark.

Mittlerweile haben auch wir mitbekommen, dass wir hier in Utah gegenü …

Deze ochtend zaten we ook weer om 09.00 aan het ontbijt..we hoefden maar een klein stukje te rijden om Monument Valley te zien!

We besloten om een andere route te nemen dan gepland en wel via Mexican Hat, daar hebben we ook gelijk getankt en dan naar Hanksville..

Dit deden zodat we nog een ander park konden bekijken vanwege het …

Ziel der heutigen Etappe war der Bryce Canyon.

Nachdem wir in Moab mehr oder we***** erfolgreich Trucks fotografiert hatten, ging es gegen 8:30 auf der US-191 Richtung Norden.
Die Route verlief zunächst durch langweiliges, steinig-karges Land, wurde jedoch bald interessanter und überraschenderweise die bisher abwechslungsreichste …

Capitol Reef NP in a day

Visitor's Center and 10 mile drive in the morning. Hiked for an hour (up and down) while Deb and Leonie headed in another direction (flat).

Checked out Waterpocket Fold from Notom Road.

Lunch at Fruita

Leonie and I hiked to Hickman Bridge

Look see from Gooseneck Outlook and …

Bryce Canyon – Burr Trail – Capitol Reef NP - Moab

We ontbijten in het hotel aan de overkant. Dan willen we uitchecken. Er zitten twee oudere mensen achter de balie. Ik denk man en vrouw. Er is net een nieuw systeem geïnstalleerd en het werkt niet naar behoren. Waar heb ik dat meer gehoord. De rekening klopt niet en dat moet …

... the hotel and watched tv. We planned on going to Arches National Park the next day. Things learned on Day 5 out west: 1. Capitol Reef National Park website http://www.nps.gov/care 2. Moab, Utah travel guide website http://www.moab-utah.com/ 3. You can't ...

... State Park. There was a huge valley of natural, odd, goblin-shaped statues of rock. Later drove 77 miles to Capitol Reef National Park in Utah. I saw petroglyphs, fruit orchards, and a tiny one-room schoolhouse used to teach grades 1-8 in the early ...

Entry containing 20 photos titled: Sunrise in Bryce Canyon, Hiking in Capitol Reef National Park, The Reef of Capitol Reef, Chimney Rock, Biking in Capitol Reef, Pioneer Regsiter in Capitol Reef, The view from our camp site in Capitol Reef

On route to Mesa Verde we decided that we would also visit Capitol Reef. It was quite a pleasant surprise as the park was vibrant and colourful & it was sold short as far as the National Parks go! The park was not only a pleasant surprise in terms ...

... you are – nothing changes.  When I did eventually get up I had the decision dilemma of whether I should go the Capitol Reef national park or whether to go straight to Moab.  During my hour of indecision I did manage to book all my hotels ...

... , marmots and a little snake. The Fruita campground is the nicest we've stayed in so far, and a steal at $10 a night. From Capitol Reef we passed through Hanksville, which is the last hideout of all remaining Hanks you saw in 60's films. There are ...

... many relatively easy walking paths.  We enjoyed our break here.  Then on #24 and through a part of Capitol Reef National Park.  The landforms through this area are spectacular!  The rock changes colour constantly and you never know ...

On to Capitol Reef National Park and another campground called Fruita (one in Colorado and one in Utah, I wonder if there are more Fruitas). This place was named for all the fruit orchards planted around the Fremont River by pioneers that settled there ...

Capitol Reef We hadn't even heard of Capitol Reef National Park before hitting the road, but what a pleasant surprise this park turned out to be! We stayed outside the park in a nearby town called Torrey, at the Thousand Lakes RV Park. The national ...

Capitol Reef - another Utah marvel.  Bit difficult to get your head round at first.  The 'reef' refers to the Waterpocket Fold which is a huge, long stretch of rock pushed up millions of years ago.  The early settlers named ...