Day 61 - Capitol Reef National Park in Utah

A much nicer, calmer and less nerve racking day today. We drove the UT-24 to Capitol Reef NP. Not far from our campsite. After attending a ranger talk about the park and it's geology we watched a film about the park and it's first inhabitants. This park is located where the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate meet. Forming the rift and the dramatic scenery in the park that evolved when water eroded the sediment and sandstone after it was forced upward for up to 2 miles. Took lots of photos.

Dear eating apples fallen from trees planted by the 1880's Mormon settlers in Fruita, Utah, the current headquarters of the parks administration and beautiful views and campgrounds.

Strata in the canyon walls

Dome that reminded the settlers of the capitol dome in Washington, DC. Thus the name Capitol Reef

Next we drove about 180 miles to Moab, Utah where Arches and Canyonlands National Parks are. As we drove jackie took a few pictures of the geology. Not too shabby for a rookie photographer.