We had a fairly easy road to Torrey, Utah. A very small town with quite a few hotels, serving the National Park populations. The weather has turned much cooler, with the overnight temperature going down to 30 degrees, and the daytime temps in the 70's. Much nicer weather for hiking, and just everything.
We are staying at a small, family owned RV park -- a nice parking lot. The area around here has been created by what they call the Waterpocket Fold. Copying information from the Capitol Reef brochure:
"Capitol Reef's defining geologic feature is a wrinkle in Earth's crust, extending nearly 100 miles. It was created over time by three gradual yet powerful processes: deposition, uplift, and erosion. The result is a classic example of a one-sided fold, in the otherwise horizontal rock layers."
Driving along this upthrusted mountain range, it is amazing all of the different layers, colors of the layers, and formations of the rock as a result of erosion. Each view, over the many miles, is striking. And, our RV campground looks at one such mountain ridge. Nice view.
RV mountain view and campsite photos:
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