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Cassidy Arch Trail (Capitol Reef National Park, UT)

On By Andrew WojtanikIn Capitol Reef National Park, Moderate Hikes, Utah4 Comments

Long before the land was bought by the National Park Service, residents of Capitol Reef country lived in mild fear of the so-called “Wild Bunch,” a band of thieving outlaws led by infamous Utah native Butch Cassidy. Though the group’s legendary hideout—Robber’s Roost—is located roughly 70 miles east of Capitol Reef, oral tradition holds that …

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Natural Bridges Loop Trail, including Mesa Trail (Natural Bridges National Monument, UT)

On By Andrew WojtanikIn Moderate Hikes, Natural Bridges National Monument, Utah2 Comments

The principal wonder of Natural Bridges National Monument in southeast Utah is this: nowhere else in North America—perhaps the world—can you see three of Earth’s largest natural bridges in one day’s hike. Yes, that’s natural bridges, not arches, mind you—the former are carved by continuously-flowing streams, while the latter rely on the erosional forces of …

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