Capitol Reef National Park
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Don.Morfe
N 38° 17.466 W 111° 15.744
12S E 477053 N 4238146
Located in south-central Utah in the heart of red rock country, Capitol Reef National Park is a hidden treasure filled with cliffs, canyons, domes, and bridges in the Waterpocket Fold, a geologic monocline (a wrinkle on the earth) extending almost 100 miles.
Waymark Code: WM11VKB
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 12/23/2019
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member lumbricus
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Discover the Waterpocket Fold, a geologic wrinkle on earth!
The area of Capitol Reef has been a homeland to people for thousands of years. Archaic hunters and gatherers migrated through the canyons. The Fremont Culture solidified around 500 CE (Common Era), from food foraging groups, to farmers of corn, beans and squash. Petroglyphs etched in rock walls and painted pictographs remain as sacred remnants of the ancient saga. Explorers, Latter-Day-Saint (Mormon) pioneers, and others arrived in the 1800s, settling in what is now the Fruita Rural Historic District. They planted and nurtured orchards of apples, pears, and peaches. The National Park Service preserves the stories of those who came before.
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