capitol reef national park

woke in the morning with a burning desire to get back on the road. who am i, jack kerouac? left the ranch early and drove through the dixie national forest on the way to capitol reef. the plateau, where boulder mountain resides, is at about 11,000 ft. lots of trees and lots of green. the leaves were so fresh and bright green on the aspens. everything seemed more crisp in this alpine forest.

then on down to capitol reef national park, a vast 100 mile long fold in the earths crust. the rock colors and patterns were so striking and the valley floor lush
with color from the fremont river




reminds me of the samples song 'nature' - when they sing:
NATURE its all around me
NATURE is so astounding