Capital Reef

Sunday, May 18, 2014

Today we visited one of the least visited National Parks.  It’s called Capital Reef.  The Fremont Indians first inhabited it.  There is little known about them except what they left behind, the huge orchards, and the information they shared through the pictographs. They disappeared and no one knows what happen to them.

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NOT loving the Ranger Program

I would of liked to explore it more but the boys were out of control today. They earned another badge but barely.  During the ranger talk, they got caught poking a caterpillar, the ranger promptly reminded them that they were trying to earn a junior ranger badge and a junior ranger would NEVER harass the wildlife.

We visited the Gifford House.  This was an old settlement by the Mormons in the 1800’s.  It had a little store attached to it where you could buy jam, fresh baked bread, and pies.  The boys reeked havoc here as well.  Sooo, we called it a day and left Capital Reef wanting to see more!

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