Capitol Reef- A hidden beauty

When talking about National Parks in Utah, most people talk about Zions, Bryce Canyon, Arches, or Canyonlands. Rarely do I hear people mention Capitol Reef. I find this unfortunate because I recently discovered this national park with my great friend Ashli,  about 3 weeks ago. It is AMAZING!! and one of the best parts is that people are unaware of this park so less crowds! Yay! I'm not big into standing around "cheek to cheek" (as my Dad would say) with a bunch of strangers. I tend to get claustrophobic in those situations.

Ashli and I decided we needed to go camping before she left for her summer job up in Alaska. This was a great plan minus the fact that it was still snowing where we lived and we would be camping. Oh well, as we left and headed south, we went from this......

 

Cold, stormy, blah weather, that makes you want to stay home and curl up in a blanket; To this, in about an hour and a half.

It was so nice to see the blue skies and let me point out, there are no other cars around! hooray! Here are a few other pics from the trip. . . . I don't want to put too many, because I think you should go and enjoy it for yourself!