Capitol Reef National Park

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Geo: 38.2989, -111.418

On Thursday we drove up highway 12 to Torrey, Utah, and highway 24 on into Capitol Reef NP. We checked out the visitor center and then hiked about 2.5 miles into the Cohab Canyon and then about 2 miles along a ridge top on the Frying Pan trail. We then backtracked to the trailhead and drove to the Cassidy Arch Trailhead and hiked the 3.5 mile trail to the arch. Enjoyed remembering the Cassidy Arch trail from our visit 10 years earlier. Gained and lost over 1,000 feet in elevation a couple of times on these trails.

On Friday, our last full day of the trip, we did one last short 4 mile hike on the Chimney Rock Loop trail. This one had a gain/loss of around 600 feet passing a ridge with views of Chimney Rock and then traversing a good portion of Spring Canyon.

And below are the last pictures, from the hikes on these two days.

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Photos

The Fruita area of Capitol Reef NP
Taken from the Cohab Canyon trail, near the trailhead.

Cohab Canyon
The walls of this Canyon were honeycombed with many eroded holes.

Cohab Canyon Trail
View along the trail.

Antelope
In Cohab Canyon.

Another of the Antelope
Just after taking this picture, these guys bounded easily right up the side of the canyon.

Lunch
On the ridge along the Frying Pan trail.

Us
Along the Frying Pan Trail

Cassidy Arch
The arch from the trail. The arch is just to the right of upper center of the picture. Our other shots of the arch with us standing on it are from that higher ground to the right and behind the arch.

Cassidy Arch
Anne on the arch.

Cassidy Arch
Me on the arch.

Now and then.
On the left, taken 4/30/2015. On the right, taken 5/12/2005.

The Chimney Rock Loop trail
From the ridge along the trail.

Chimney Rock
From the Chimney Rock Loop trail.

Chimney Rock
Another from the trail.

Evening Primrose
Lots of these flowers along a slope on the Chimney Rock Loop trail. Saw lots of these flowers on most of the trails we hiked on this trip.

Evening Primrose
A close-up of one of these neat flowers. Most, like this one, had a large white flower, fully open, with a smaller pink flower that was not fully open at this time of day (around 9:00 AM).

Spring Canyon
From along the Chimney Rock Loop trail.

Spring Canyon
Spring Canyon walls from the Chimney Rock Loop trail.

Picture # 602 - Chimney Rock Loop
Anne's 602nd picture taken on this trip, of me taking #349 using the cell phone. One to end on.