There is so much to see and do in Capitol Reef National Park! If you have been reading our blog you have seen all the hikes we’ve done already. We took a day and drove into the Waterpocket Fold to see even more sights. Originally we were going to do some of this loop on …
We got an early start one morning and hiked up to the Rim Overlook. This hike shares a parking lot with the Hickman Bridge Trail which is very popular but luckily after a little more than a quarter mile our trail branched off and we had a nice quiet hike without any company. Our hike …
Howdy Ho! We spent another day hiking around Capitol Reef National Park. This time we drove out the Scenic Drive, which I TOTALLY get why it is named that! The pavement turns to dirt and the road narrows considerably as you drive through the canyon. These narrows twist through Wingate Sandstone, the formation that forms …
We ventured deep within the Waterpocket Fold of Capitol Reef National Park to hike Cottonwood Wash. The hike alternates between tight narrows and more open areas with a number of chockstones (large boulders wedged in narrow slots) to negotiate. Waterpocket Fold Capitol Reef’s Waterpocket Fold is the defining geologic feature of the park. This wrinkle …
The Capitol Reef National Park area has so many hiking options! We hiked an out and back of 5.7 miles up Crescent Canyon on a bright sunny day. Actually, Derek did the full hike, I turned around early to try to take it easy on my back. This hike is beautiful! We started just outside …
I am so thankful we get to travel around and experience life. Today was awesome. We’re still taking it easy to let my back do it’s thing (hopefully heal) so we drove out and hiked around Temple of the Sun and Temple of the Moon. We drove out to Cathedral Valley on a dirt road …
After a couple weeks in Hurricane, Utah we moved on to Torrey, Utah right outside Capitol Reef National Park. We are further north and higher up. Our boondocking spot is around 6700′ and we had to endure a cold spell last night…and a bit of snow this morning. No biggie, break out the giant tub …
National Parks are kind of a shit show these days. I think it’s just that I am so used to being away from cities and crowds that sometimes the whole scene is a little much. Late one afternoon we drove a few miles outside Zion National Park and rode the rest of the way to …
Camping right on the trail system makes riding so easy! We spent several days riding different loops in the Hurricane Cliffs trail system right from camp. I won’t bore you with details of all the trails we rode, just look at a couple pretty pictures. After returning from a ride one day we discovered that …
Wow! We hit the scenery and solitude jackpot with this part paved and part gravel/dirt road ride. Our ride up Smith Mesa, around the backside of Zion and down Kolob Terrace was around 33 miles with 3079′ of climbing. We started from a parking lot in Hurricane Cliffs along the Virgin River and rode up …