Visit to Capitol Reef National Park

We drove and hiked in Capitol Reef National Park today.  We stopped first at Fruita where there is an orchard planted 100 years ago by members of an early Mormon community.  It is still producing fruit.  We picked apples and pears to enjoy during the next few days. 

Later we saw a lot of spectacular landscapes that just can't be captured by a camera (but we'll try to show some anyway).

There are several types of sandstone in Capitol Reef that have different colors and different weathering characteristics which results in spectacular rock formations.

 

In other parts of the country there are bear, cougar, and even alligator warnings, but the most dangerous thing to worry about while hiking here is water!

 I hiked into this narrow "slot" canyon.  There were only a few puffy clouds in the sky (I rechecked often during the hike).