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A Wrinkle in the Earth --Capitol Reef National Park

A landscape of cliffs and canyons, arches and bridges, slick rock and petroglyphs, and orchards — all within a massive 100 mile-long rock reef, known as the Waterpocket Fold (also identified as a "wrinkle" in the earth's surface). "Capitol Reef was named for a line of white domes and cliffs of Navajo Sandstone, each of which looks somewhat like the United States Capitol building. The local word reef referred to any rocky barrier to travel" (the Waterpocket Fold).
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small hoodoo-like formations
small hoodoo-like formations		 Sandstone monolith
Sandstone monolith		 The Devil's Sandpile
The Devil's Sandpile		 Factory Butte
Factory Butte
And now we are in the Park
And now we are in the Park		 The Behunins
The Behunins		 The preserved Behunin cabin
The preserved Behunin cabin		 Navajo Dome geology
Navajo Dome geology
Navajo Dome
Navajo Dome		 Capitol Dome
Capitol Dome		 Wild Daisies growing in the desert
Wild Daisies growing in the desert		 a view from the Hickman Bridge Trail
a view from the Hickman Bridge Trail
Bullaloberry Bush
Bullaloberry Bush		 White Navajo Sandstone
White Navajo Sandstone		 Natural Bridge
Natural Bridge		 Hickman Bridge
Hickman Bridge
Hickman Bridge
Hickman Bridge		 These puzzle pieces don't move
These puzzle pieces don't move		 More red sandstone
More red sandstone		 The Fremont River
The Fremont River
Carved out by wind and water
Carved out by wind and water		 Pectal's Pyramid
Pectal's Pyramid		 Clouds threatened to dampen our day
Clouds threatened to dampen our day		 A lizard tale
A lizard tale
Solution Cavities
Solution Cavities		 Don't believe all the signs you see!
Don't believe all the signs you see!		 back to Swiss Cheese
back to "Swiss Cheese"		 Petroglyphs
Petroglyphs
More than 1,000 years ago
More than 1,000 years ago		 a manner of communication
a manner of communication		 History of Fruita and the Fremont People
History of Fruita and the Fremont People		 history of the Petroglyphs in the Fruita/Fremont area
history of the Petroglyphs in the Fruita/Fremont area
Fruita Schoolhouse
Fruita Schoolhouse 		a memorial to the school house
a memorial to the school house		 Explanation of the wrinkle in the earth's crust
Explanation of the "wrinkle" in the earth's crust		 The Castle
The Castle
The Fluted Wall
The Fluted Wall		 close-up of the Fluted Wall
close-up of the Fluted Wall		 Chimney Rock
Chimney Rock		 Chimney Rock and a fluted wall
Chimney Rock and a fluted wall
Area of Critical Environmental Concern
Area of Critical Environmental Concern		 Joshua Tree growing on the Mormon Mesa
Joshua Tree growing on the Mormon Mesa		 Mormon Mesa -- needles of the Joshua Tree
Mormon Mesa -- "needles" of the Joshua Tree		 The Joshua tree
The Joshua tree
The tree was first named by Mormon pioneers
The tree was first named by Mormon pioneers 		A large cluster of white or greenish flowers
A large cluster of white or greenish flowers 		Plants start to form the familiar branched appearance
Plants start to form the familiar branched appearance 		Joshua trees at various stages of development
Joshua trees at various stages of development
The Creosote bush is a plant of extremes
The Creosote bush is a plant of extremes		 With the passage of the Wilderness Act
With the passage of the Wilderness Act		 Welcome to the Mojave Desert
Welcome to the Mojave Desert		 More about Mormon Mesa Area of Concern
More about Mormon Mesa Area of Concern
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