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Secrets of Capitol Reef National Park

On By Andrew WojtanikIn Capitol Reef National Park, Utah4 Comments

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 far smaller crowds. Even the park’s most travelled areas—the Highway 24 corridor and Scenic Drive—offer …

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Petroglyphs Trail (Capitol Reef National Park, UT)

On By Andrew WojtanikIn Capitol Reef National Park, Easy Hikes, Utah2 Comments

In a move partially influenced by a thirst for additional fodder for this blog, I just started a temporary gig as a seasonal interpretive volunteer at Capitol Reef National Park in central Utah. Often overshadowed by nearby national park behemoths like Grand Canyon or Zion, Capitol Reef is nonetheless a fantastic place (to work in or …

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