We had never heard of Capitol Reef before, but it was on Utah's Scenic Highway 12 so we stopped for a visit.
The first formation we saw was "The Castle".
Close-up of The Castle.
This looked like a Capitol dome to the early pioneers...and it was a barrier to travel. It was called a "reef" by sailors who were used to reefs blocking their passage. Hence...the name of the park, Capitol Reef.
The area was first settled by hardy Mormon families who planted fruit trees and worked very hard on an irrigation system.
The trees are starting to bloom.
Before the Mormons, native Americans left their drawings on the rocks.
You can see a big-horn sheep.
I wonder whose family this was????
We had to brake for wild animals like this mule deer! Mule deer are icons of the American West. They have a white rump and a black tip on their tail....this deer proudly showed us these details.
What big ears you have!
Momma had just said she wished she could see a big-horn sheep when this one showed up! This shot almost looks like a painting...the truck was moving and probably the camera was moving too...I was jumping all over the back seat and centre console, trying to look out the front window!
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