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| The three "zones" of the Capitol Reef area. |
Not too much new to report. Yesterday we explored highway 24 from Torry almost to Hanksville on the map above. The most interesting part was the dramatic change in geology from west to east. On the eastern end of our drive yesterday we were on BLM land that is just plain desert but a desert with mountains and plateaus made up of sand. It is all gray and looks like you are on the moon or maybe Mars. The canyons within the park are more red rock vistas and trails. We shared the park roads with a caravan of about 10 smaller "rent me" motor homes driven by a group of German tourists which got interesting at time. (What side of the road do they drive on in Germany?) We have spotted some hikes we would like to do and some back roads we want to try so that is what we will be doing today and tomorrow. Pictures will probably have to wait until we get to Richfield on Tuesday were we should have a better internet connection. I was surprised that the map above actually uploaded without losing our connection. That's it for now. Still having fun.
On Edit - here are some pictures of the East Desert as noted above.
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