{"id":4560,"date":"2017-06-28T09:45:48","date_gmt":"2017-06-28T13:45:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hiddenmesa.com\/?p=4560"},"modified":"2020-05-17T07:07:54","modified_gmt":"2020-05-17T11:07:54","slug":"capital-reef-national-park-image-gallery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hiddenmesa.com\/index.php\/capital-reef-national-park-image-gallery\/","title":{"rendered":"Capitol Reef National Park &#8211; Image Gallery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Capitol Reef National Park is one of the most interesting places in the southwest. The Waterpocket Fold opens up several hundred million years worth of geology in breathtaking sandstone layers. The wind sand, and rain have sculpted the landscape into a place worth seeing.<\/p>\n<div id=\"jig1\" class=\"justified-image-grid jig-69ffeac239f6a2c8dfd3b70127c1b5a5 jig-preset-global jig-source-nextgen\"><div class=\"jig-clearfix\"><\/div><noscript id=\"jig1-html\" class=\"justified-image-grid-html\" data-lazy-src=\"skiplazyload\" data-src=\"skipunveillazyload\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/hiddenmesa.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/capital-reef\/bdx02849-edit.jpg\" title=\"Petroglyphs, or rock art, were often left by the Anasazi and Fremont people. many of these examples are over 2,000 years old.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hiddenmesa.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/justified-image-grid\/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fhiddenmesa.com%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Fcapital-reef%2Fbdx02849-edit.jpg&amp;h=230&amp;q=90&amp;f=.jpg\" alt=\"Petroglyphs\" width=\"346\" height=\"230\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Petroglyphs<br\/>Petroglyphs, or rock art, were often left by the Anasazi and Fremont people. many of these examples are over 2,000 years old.<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/hiddenmesa.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/capital-reef\/bdx02352-edit.jpg\" title=\"A beautiful Chukar Partridge decided to pose.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hiddenmesa.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/justified-image-grid\/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fhiddenmesa.com%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Fcapital-reef%2Fbdx02352-edit.jpg&amp;h=230&amp;q=90&amp;f=.jpg\" alt=\"Chukar Partridge\" width=\"346\" height=\"230\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Chukar Partridge<br\/>A beautiful Chukar Partridge decided to pose.<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/hiddenmesa.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/capital-reef\/dfx01587.jpg\" title=\"Red Rock formation with sage brush\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hiddenmesa.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/justified-image-grid\/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fhiddenmesa.com%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Fcapital-reef%2Fdfx01587.jpg&amp;h=230&amp;q=90&amp;f=.jpg\" alt=\"Red Rock formation near Capitol Reef National Park\" width=\"345\" height=\"230\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Red Rock formation near Capitol Reef National Park<br\/>Red Rock formation with sage brush<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/hiddenmesa.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/capital-reef\/dfx01600.jpg\" title=\"A sandy trail at Capital Reef National Park\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hiddenmesa.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/justified-image-grid\/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fhiddenmesa.com%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Fcapital-reef%2Fdfx01600.jpg&amp;h=230&amp;q=90&amp;f=.jpg\" alt=\"Capital Reef National Park\" width=\"345\" height=\"230\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Capital Reef National Park<br\/>A sandy trail at Capital Reef National Park<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/hiddenmesa.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/capital-reef\/dfx01608.jpg\" title=\"Red rocks and blue sky with a green plant in front\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hiddenmesa.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/justified-image-grid\/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fhiddenmesa.com%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Fcapital-reef%2Fdfx01608.jpg&amp;h=230&amp;q=90&amp;f=.jpg\" alt=\"Southwest\" width=\"153\" height=\"230\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Southwest<br\/>Red rocks and blue sky with a green plant in front<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/hiddenmesa.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/capital-reef\/dfx01609.jpg\" title=\"Red sand hiking trail in Capitol Reef National Park\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hiddenmesa.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/justified-image-grid\/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fhiddenmesa.com%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Fcapital-reef%2Fdfx01609.jpg&amp;h=230&amp;q=90&amp;f=.jpg\" alt=\"Capital Reef National Park\" width=\"153\" height=\"230\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Capital Reef National Park<br\/>Red sand hiking trail in Capitol Reef National Park<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/hiddenmesa.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/capital-reef\/dfx01620-edit.jpg\" title=\"A hiking trail in the red rocks of Utah\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hiddenmesa.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/justified-image-grid\/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fhiddenmesa.com%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Fcapital-reef%2Fdfx01620-edit.jpg&amp;h=230&amp;q=90&amp;f=.jpg\" alt=\"Hiking Trail in the Red Rocks\" width=\"153\" height=\"230\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Hiking Trail in the Red Rocks<br\/>A hiking trail in the red rocks of Utah<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/hiddenmesa.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/capital-reef\/dfx01622.jpg\" title=\"The white appearing rock formation in the background is known as Navajo Sandstone.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hiddenmesa.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/justified-image-grid\/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fhiddenmesa.com%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Fcapital-reef%2Fdfx01622.jpg&amp;h=230&amp;q=90&amp;f=.jpg\" alt=\"Cactus in Rocks\" width=\"153\" height=\"230\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Cactus in Rocks<br\/>The white appearing rock formation in the background is known as Navajo Sandstone.<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/hiddenmesa.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/capital-reef\/dfx01730.jpg\" title=\"Capital Reef National Park, Utah. Scenic Drive to Grand Wash and Capital Gorge.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hiddenmesa.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/justified-image-grid\/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fhiddenmesa.com%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Fcapital-reef%2Fdfx01730.jpg&amp;h=230&amp;q=90&amp;f=.jpg\" alt=\"Red rocks in Capitol Reef\" width=\"345\" height=\"230\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Red rocks in Capitol Reef<br\/>Capital Reef National Park, Utah. Scenic Drive to Grand Wash and Capital Gorge.<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/hiddenmesa.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/capital-reef\/dfx01731-edit.jpg\" title=\"Capital Reef got its name, in part, because of a huge thrust fault jutting up from the landscape, forming a &quot;reef&quot;, or barrier to travelers.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hiddenmesa.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/justified-image-grid\/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fhiddenmesa.com%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Fcapital-reef%2Fdfx01731-edit.jpg&amp;h=230&amp;q=90&amp;f=.jpg\" alt=\"Thrust Fault\" width=\"345\" height=\"230\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Thrust Fault<br\/>Capital Reef got its name, in part, because of a huge thrust fault jutting up from the landscape, forming a \"reef\", or barrier to travelers.<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/hiddenmesa.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/capital-reef\/dfx02055.jpg\" title=\"An abandoned water drilling rig sits rusting along the roadway in Cathedral Wash, Capital Reef National Park\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hiddenmesa.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/justified-image-grid\/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fhiddenmesa.com%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Fcapital-reef%2Fdfx02055.jpg&amp;h=230&amp;q=90&amp;f=.jpg\" alt=\"Drilling rig, Cathedral Wash, Capital Reef National Park\" width=\"345\" height=\"230\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Drilling rig, Cathedral Wash, Capital Reef National Park<br\/>An abandoned water drilling rig sits rusting along the roadway in Cathedral Wash, Capital Reef National Park<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/hiddenmesa.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/capital-reef\/dfx02082.jpg\" title=\"Cathedral Wash, Capital Reef National Park, Utah\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hiddenmesa.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/justified-image-grid\/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fhiddenmesa.com%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Fcapital-reef%2Fdfx02082.jpg&amp;h=230&amp;q=90&amp;f=.jpg\" alt=\"Cathedral Wash\" width=\"345\" height=\"230\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Cathedral Wash<br\/>Cathedral Wash, Capital Reef National Park, Utah<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/hiddenmesa.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/capital-reef\/dfx02092.jpg\" title=\"Red rock formations in Cathedral Wash, Capitol Reef National park\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hiddenmesa.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/justified-image-grid\/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fhiddenmesa.com%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Fcapital-reef%2Fdfx02092.jpg&amp;h=230&amp;q=90&amp;f=.jpg\" alt=\"Red rocks and blue sky\" width=\"345\" height=\"230\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Red rocks and blue sky<br\/>Red rock formations in Cathedral Wash, Capitol Reef National park<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/hiddenmesa.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/capital-reef\/dfx02099.jpg\" title=\"Entrada Sandstone spires at Cathedral Wash, Capital Reef National Park.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hiddenmesa.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/justified-image-grid\/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fhiddenmesa.com%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Fcapital-reef%2Fdfx02099.jpg&amp;h=230&amp;q=90&amp;f=.jpg\" alt=\"Cathedral Wash\" width=\"153\" height=\"230\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Cathedral Wash<br\/>Entrada Sandstone spires at Cathedral Wash, Capital Reef National Park.<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/hiddenmesa.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/capital-reef\/dfx02136-edit.jpg\" title=\"The early pioneers planted fruit trees\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hiddenmesa.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/justified-image-grid\/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fhiddenmesa.com%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Fcapital-reef%2Fdfx02136-edit.jpg&amp;h=230&amp;q=90&amp;f=.jpg\" alt=\"Fruit Trees\" width=\"345\" height=\"230\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Fruit Trees<br\/>The early pioneers planted fruit trees<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/hiddenmesa.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/capital-reef\/dlf22985.jpg\" title=\"Red and Pink Rock Formation in Capitol Reef National Park\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hiddenmesa.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/justified-image-grid\/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fhiddenmesa.com%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Fcapital-reef%2Fdlf22985.jpg&amp;h=230&amp;q=90&amp;f=.jpg\" alt=\"Capitol Reef National Park\" width=\"346\" height=\"230\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Capitol Reef National Park<br\/>Red and Pink Rock Formation in Capitol Reef National Park<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/hiddenmesa.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/capital-reef\/dlf23000.jpg\" title=\"Incredible red rock formations against the blue sky of the southwest\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hiddenmesa.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/justified-image-grid\/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fhiddenmesa.com%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Fcapital-reef%2Fdlf23000.jpg&amp;h=230&amp;q=90&amp;f=.jpg\" alt=\"Red rock formations\" width=\"346\" height=\"230\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Red rock formations<br\/>Incredible red rock formations against the blue sky of the southwest<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/hiddenmesa.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/capital-reef\/dlf23016-edit.jpg\" title=\"A sandy trail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hiddenmesa.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/justified-image-grid\/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fhiddenmesa.com%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Fcapital-reef%2Fdlf23016-edit.jpg&amp;h=230&amp;q=90&amp;f=.jpg\" alt=\"Hiking trail\" width=\"346\" height=\"230\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Hiking trail<br\/>A sandy trail<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/hiddenmesa.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/capital-reef\/dlf23068.jpg\" title=\"View overlooking the road and park lands\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hiddenmesa.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/justified-image-grid\/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fhiddenmesa.com%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Fcapital-reef%2Fdlf23068.jpg&amp;h=230&amp;q=90&amp;f=.jpg\" alt=\"View overlooking the National Park\" width=\"346\" height=\"230\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">View overlooking the National Park<br\/>View overlooking the road and park lands<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/hiddenmesa.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/capital-reef\/dlf23083-edit.jpg\" title=\"Hiking trail thru the red rocks\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hiddenmesa.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/justified-image-grid\/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fhiddenmesa.com%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Fcapital-reef%2Fdlf23083-edit.jpg&amp;h=230&amp;q=90&amp;f=.jpg\" alt=\"Hiking trail\" width=\"346\" height=\"230\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Hiking trail<br\/>Hiking trail thru the red rocks<\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/hiddenmesa.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/capital-reef\/dlf23092.jpg\" title=\"Everywhere you look at Capitol Reef National Park, there is beauty\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hiddenmesa.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/justified-image-grid\/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fhiddenmesa.com%2Fwp-content%2Fgallery%2Fcapital-reef%2Fdlf23092.jpg&amp;h=230&amp;q=90&amp;f=.jpg\" alt=\"Red Rock Formations\" width=\"346\" height=\"230\" \/><\/a><p class=\"jig-HTMLdescription\">Red Rock Formations<br\/>Everywhere you look at Capitol Reef National Park, there is beauty<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/noscript><\/div><div id=\"jig1-developerLink\" class=\"jig-developerLink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/justifiedgrid.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Justified Image Grid - Premium WordPress Gallery\">powered by Justified Image 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The Waterpocket Fold opens up several hundred million years worth of geology in breathtaking sandstone layers. 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