Tag Archives: Grand Wash

Return to Capitol Reef National Park

Posted on September 14, 2020 by Andrew Wojtanik

After more than five years away, yours truly finally had the chance to return to Capitol Reef National Park in central Utah, where I spent a lovely winter as a seasonal interpretive volunteer. Having effectively already covered all the hikes … Continue reading →

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Top 10 Hikes in Capitol Reef National Park’s “Frontcountry”

Posted on June 20, 2015 by Andrew Wojtanik

After spending four months as a seasonal interpretive volunteer at Capitol Reef National Park, I have completed a whopping 46 blog posts for Live and Let Hike about Capitol Reef, including 42 detailed descriptions of the park’s trails and routes. … Continue reading →

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Secrets of Capitol Reef National Park

Posted on May 30, 2015 by Andrew Wojtanik

In many ways, Capitol Reef National Park is Utah’s best-kept secret. Despite its central location—roughly halfway between tourist behemoths Arches National Park and Bryce Canyon National Park—Capitol Reef packs as great as a punch as its more popular neighbors with … Continue reading →

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Shinob Canyon (Capitol Reef National Park, UT)

Posted on January 24, 2015 by Andrew Wojtanik

Unlabeled on most maps, rarely-visited Shinob Canyon in Capitol Reef National Park features towering monuments, truck-sized boulders, and at least three natural arches. The few visitors the gorge does receive are often technical canyoneers (they usually tackle the gorge’s Na-Gah, … Continue reading →

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Frying Pan Trail and Frying Pan Canyon (Capitol Reef National Park, UT)

Posted on January 24, 2015 by Andrew Wojtanik

The Frying Pan Trail in Capitol Reef National Park is to many a connector route—a 3-mile route across high ridgetops linking Cohab Canyon with the Cassidy Arch Trail. It is often completed as part of a shuttle hike between historic … Continue reading →

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Cassidy Arch Trail (Capitol Reef National Park, UT)

Posted on January 22, 2015 by Andrew Wojtanik

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 … Continue reading →

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Grand Wash Trail (Capitol Reef National Park, UT)

Posted on December 15, 2014 by Andrew Wojtanik

Connecting Highway 24 and the Fremont River with the Scenic Drive, Grand Wash is one of only six drainages cutting east-west through the 100-mile Waterpocket Fold. It also happens to be one of the flattest and easiest hikes in Capitol … Continue reading →

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