{"id":1217,"date":"2017-06-11T16:02:57","date_gmt":"2017-06-11T23:02:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cowlesmountain.com\/Travels\/?p=1217"},"modified":"2017-06-11T17:59:22","modified_gmt":"2017-06-12T00:59:22","slug":"capitol-reef-national-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cowlesmountain.com\/Travels\/2017\/06\/11\/capitol-reef-national-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Capitol Reef National Park"},"content":{"rendered":"

We are staying in a small town called Torrey, UT. \u00a0 There was even a Torrey Pines Inn just a stone’s throw away. \u00a0(not the one in La Jolla)<\/p>\n

Really, Really Windy here! \u00a0 We headed out toward the Reef on Saturday morning, hit the visitor center for a map and suggestion on where we could take the pups. \u00a0 There are a \u00a0few dirt trails to drive the car a few miles into the canyons. If you go, drive down them. \u00a0It’s an awesome drive between the towering cliffs. \u00a0 But don’t if it looks like any rain may come. \u00a0Those places would be a wall O water as they get very narrow near the bottoms. \u00a0And one is called the Grand Wash… \u00a0nuff said.<\/p>\n

We started out with the trails near the river while it was still cool, and it turned out to have lots of shade trees. \u00a0 There was a lot of a plant that looked like poison oak to me, so we kept the pups and ourselves clear of that. \u00a0 Beautiful walk with orchards on one side and a small river on the other. \u00a0Dusty even got to see some horses up close on the neighboring property! \u00a0 Visited the Gifford house on the walk back and they were selling little pies and ice cream and gifts. \u00a0It was too early in the morning for those, but it was a cool place to visit. \u00a0 Lots of trees and picnic tables in the shade.<\/p>\n

Our first stop was the Capitol Gorge at the end of the Scenic Drive. \u00a0 We drove down that dirt road in Kathy’s SUV. \u00a0She was worried, but there were sedans doing it. \u00a0 \u00a0Basically it’s well maintained but pretty bumpy, \u00a0no washboard thankfully. \u00a0 It’s very worth the harsh ride as the view is incredible. \u00a0I think it was just a couple of miles to the bottom.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>On the way back I turned off on the Grand Wash dirt road. \u00a0There was a radioactive sign at the beginning. Thank god we are not planning on more kids!<\/p>\n

It was a much shorter road but more rough than the Grand Gorge road. \u00a0 More cool scenery. \u00a0I attempted to record great videos out the sunroof on both drives, but for some reason they are sideways and I am not able to correct that, \u00a0and they are too difficult to watch that way. \u00a0 On the way back to Scenic Drive I was told emphatically “No more dirt roads”.<\/p>\n

We headed out of the park after getting back to pavement, then headed east on the highway toward the petroglyph stop. \u00a0They were very cool once someone pointed out where they were. \u00a0 The sign made them look 20′ tall, \u00a0they were closer to 20″ tall. \u00a0 Very cool, but not as impressive as I thought they would be.<\/p>\n

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We are staying in a small town called Torrey, UT. \u00a0 There was even a Torrey Pines Inn just a stone’s throw away. \u00a0(not the one in La Jolla) Really, Really Windy here! \u00a0 We headed out toward the Reef on Saturday morning, hit the visitor center for a map and suggestion on where we … <\/p>\n

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