orchid – The Park Pilgrim

47 Parks

Capitol Reef Recap

October 17, 2016March 10, 2019

Length of Stay:

3 days, 3 nights

Highs

Picking apples in the orchard
Attending a ranger-led geology program that explained some neat things about the park’s rock history

Lows

Weird weather – it was hard to plan for hikes since the temp would change 10 degrees within the course of an hour

Favorite Hike

Chimney

47 Parks

Nope, that’s not a typo. There’s a district within Capitol Reef national park named after the plentiful fruit orchards planted by Mormons in the late 1800’s. It’s a spectacular place, full of lush greenery due to the confluence (that’s a fancy word for junction) of a creek and river. The surrounding desert region protects this … Read more

Capitol Reef Recap

Fruita!