Tag: Rim Overlook

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

On By Andrew WojtanikIn Capitol Reef National Park, Utah34 Comments

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. Alas, despite wishful thinking, your average visitor to Capitol Reef is not likely to research …

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Rim Overlook and Navajo Knobs Trail (Capitol Reef National Park, UT)

On By Andrew WojtanikIn Capitol Reef National Park, Strenuous Hikes, Utah17 Comments

Peering down at Highway 24 or the Visitor Center from Rim Overlook or atop Navajo Knobs will give you a very different perspective of Capitol Reef National Park than the average visitor. The predominant view in the park is to look up—up at canyon walls, up at ancient petroglyphs, up at the Wingate sandstone cliffs …

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