THIS.IS.THE.MOST.BEAUTIFUL.PLACE
After leaving Durango, CO we headed north to Capital Reef National Park to spend a few days and made our home base in Torrey, UT. We have visited all of the national parks in Utah except for this one, you could say we saved the best for last. As we got close to the area traveling on Highway 24, you could see the landscape changing. Around every turn, and each mile we traveled, the scenery was more beautiful than it was before. Just when you thought it could not get prettier, it did.
"The Castle" is the crown jewel of Capital Reef however, driving along the scenic drive through the park, the rock formations were amazingly beautiful with their vibrant colors and unusual shapes and patterns.
The Fruita district within Capital Reef National Park, where the Mormon pioneers lived, was a little community surrounded by huge orchards. The old schoolhouse, blacksmith shop, and Gifford house still exist and we could see the petroglyphs carved into the sandstone. We can certainly understand why they settled in this area!
Hands down, south central Utah has the most beautiful national parks in the US, and this by far is the most magnificent one!
