Capitol Reef National Park's vast warping of rock stretching 100 miles is called the Waterpocket Fold. The 16-mile Scenic Drive captures brilliantly colored towering cliffs.

Julio and Mac check out Capitol Gorge

In the 1920s, pieces of uranium ore from the Oyler Mine were ground up and mixed in drinking water, or worn in packets in waistbands or on arthritic joints to “cure” rheumatism and other ailments.  Which was more harmful—the disease or the cure?

Oyler Mine

Petroglyphs--simple "rock art" drawings provide historical and spiritual legacy.

Freemont Petroglyphs

 Mac loves hiking -- he's leading us on the Hickman Bridge trail.

Mac - Hickman Bridge trail

Everybody needs beauty as well as a break, places to play in and pray in, where Nature may heal and cheer and give strength to body and soul alike. – John Muir

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Our next visits will be Arches National Park and Canyonlands National Park.
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