Capitol Reef National Park
noun
uk/ˌkæp.ɪ.təl riːfˌ næʃ.ən.əl ˈpɑːk/us/ˌkæp.ə.t̬əl riːf ˌnæʃ.ən.əl ˈpɑːrk/anationalpark(= alargeareaoflandprotectedby thegovernmentbecause ofitsnaturalbeautyor because it has aspecialhistory)in the USstateof Utah:
Located in south-central Utah in theheartofredrockcountry,CapitolReefNationalPark is ahiddentreasurefilledwithcliffs,canyons,domes, andbridges.
Ahikethe nextmorningthrough Sulphur Creek in thenearbyCapitolReefNationalPark wasfollowedbylunch.
- WevisitedCapitolReefNationalPark.
- StartplanningyourtriptoCapitolReefNationalPark.
- The Waterpocket Fold, whichslopesfromnorthtosouthfor thefullhundred-milelengthofCapitolReefNationalPark, is whatgeologistscalla monocline,createdwhenlayersofsedimentaryrockbuckledunderpressureroughlysixty millionyearsago.