After leaving Goblin State Park, Hwy 24 ran through a beautiful gem of a park called Capitol Reef National Park (http://www.nps.gov/care/). Before I tell you about the park, I have to mention that the drive from Goblin over to this place was one of the most spectacular on the trip! Really beautiful desert scenery. Really a must if you're traveling this park of the country.
Anyway, I had no expectations of Capitol Reef and thought I'd pass right on through. Turns out there is a very nice campground mid-way through the park, and I stayed the night because the scenery was so great!
The park is actually very long, running north-south, while Hwy 24 cuts through it from east-west. So I only got to see a small part of it. But it was really, really great! The scenery is so diverse...from towering rock-canyon walls, to interesting buttes and spires, to petroglyphs, waterfalls, etc. Really, really beautiful! The weather was perfect too. There was even a 12 mile long off-road trail for taking 4x4's to see some very cool natural rock formations and canyons.
This place was excellent and I'd highly recommend it to anyone!
A view near the park entrance
Some local residents
A view from the campground
Some Petryglyphs on a canyon wall
A nice meadow nearby...
The name says it all...
A wind and water-carved rock
The RV looks a little insignificant against this backdrop
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