Jackie had not been yet, so we had to take her.
Capitol Reef was named for a domed rock in the area that reminded early visitors of the American capitol buildings, and "reef" refers to a reef in the ocean, because the formation here creates a barrier to travel.
The geologic name for the formation is the Waterpocket Fold, and it is almost 100 miles long. The only way through, before someone built a highway, was the Capitol Gorge, a narrow canyon that is very prone to flash flooding.
The landscapes are different around every corner, so lots of pictures.
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| Not all of the rocks look like penises |
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| Petroglyphs! |
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| You see a lot of these door-shaped depressions in cliff faces |
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| Is this the dome that looked like a capitol building? I do not know. |
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