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Capitol Reef National Park – Cathedral Valley – Utah (2019)

Images of Capitol Reef National Park, Cathedral Valley – Central Utah, taken in July 2019.

I headed out early to make the trip to the remote Cathedral Valley in the northern section of Capitol Reef National Park. From Utah Highway 24 it was 15.3 miles on a dirt road to the point where you reach the Temples of the Sun and the Moon. They were spectacular in the early morning light, especially with the contrast on the shadow side of each formation.

The whole time I was in the Cathedral Valley I only ran across two other cars and one was a 4-wheel drive tour with an elderly couple…and we ran across each other three separate times. After getting my images of the temples I headed north nine more dirt road miles to the Gypsum Sinkhole which was interesting but in the end it was just a hole, however, in the area near Cathedral Junction there were some volcanic dikes and more ‘temple-like’ formations that proved to be remarkable.
Worn sandstone wall in the Cathedral Valley in Capitol Reef National Park
Worn sandstone wall in the Cathedral Valley in Capitol Reef National Park 		Temple of the Moon fully lit by the sun in the Cathedral Valley in Capitol Reef National Park
Temple of the Moon fully lit by the sun in the Cathedral Valley in Capitol Reef National Park		 Contrasting sides of the Temple of the Moon in the Cathedral Valley in Capitol Reef National Park
Contrasting sides of the Temple of the Moon in the Cathedral Valley in Capitol Reef National Park		 The 500 foot tall Temple of the Sun in the remote Cathedral Valley in Capitol Reef National Park
The 500 foot tall Temple of the Sun in the remote Cathedral Valley in Capitol Reef National Park		 Temple of the Moon in the Cathedral Valley in Capitol Reef National Park
Temple of the Moon in the Cathedral Valley in Capitol Reef National Park
Glass Mountain composed of selenite crystals, a form of gypsum, in the Cathedral Valley in Capitol Reef National Park
Glass Mountain composed of selenite crystals, a form of gypsum, in the Cathedral Valley in Capitol Reef National Park		 The selenite crystals that make up Glass Mountain in the Cathedral Valley in Capitol Reef National Park
The selenite crystals that make up Glass Mountain in the Cathedral Valley in Capitol Reef National Park		 Temples of the Moon and Sun (500 ft. tall) in the remote Cathedral Valley in Capitol Reef National Park
Temples of the Moon and Sun (500 ft. tall) in the remote Cathedral Valley in Capitol Reef National Park		 Sandstone wall in the Cathedral Valley in Capitol Reef National Park
Sandstone wall in the Cathedral Valley in Capitol Reef National Park		 Vertical rock walls in the isolated Cathedral Valley in Capitol Reef National Park
Vertical rock walls in the isolated Cathedral Valley in Capitol Reef National Park
Volcanic dike in the Cathedral Valley in Capitol Reef National Park
Volcanic dike in the Cathedral Valley in Capitol Reef National Park		 The Gypsum Sinkhole in the Cathedral Valley in Capitol Reef National Park
The Gypsum Sinkhole in the Cathedral Valley in Capitol Reef National Park		 Cliffs around the Gypsum Sinkhole in the Cathedral Valley in Capitol Reef National Park
Cliffs around the Gypsum Sinkhole in the Cathedral Valley in Capitol Reef National Park		 Monolith in the Cathedral Valley in Capitol Reef National Park
Monolith in the Cathedral Valley in Capitol Reef National Park		 Volcanic dike and worn sandstone cliffs in the Cathedral Valley in Capitol Reef National Park
Volcanic dike and worn sandstone cliffs in the Cathedral Valley in Capitol Reef National Park

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Guest 28-Jul-2019 13:51
These are stunning. What kind of vehicles are you travelling with behind your RV? I can't imagine you drove that out here. 😉
Greg Temple 26-Jul-2019 15:52
Absolutely stunning images Jerry. Glad you are getting up early so we don’t have to. 😀
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