The Tanks - 9.12.2010
Capitol Reef National Park is a 1,050 mile drive from Kent, WA... we took two and a half days to drive to our base camp in Torrey, Utah on the west side of the park.
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From the Visitor Center, drive the Scenic Drive for 9 miles to the end of pavement... then follow a dirt road for two miles to the Tanks trailhead.
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The first .8 miles is in Capitol Gorge.
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Canyon walls in Capitol Gorge.
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Canyon walls in Capitol Gorge.
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Canyon walls in Capitol Gorge.
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Denali Girl in Capitol Gorge. Until 1962 Capitol Gorge was the main driving route through the park.
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Solution cavities.
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The pioneer register on one of the canyon walls.
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Denali Girl in Capitol Gorge.
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Canyon walls in Capitol Gorge.
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Canyon walls in Capitol Gorge.
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Time to leave the floor of the gorge and hike the .2 miles to the Tanks.
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Views widen above the Capitol Gorge floor.
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The power of water.
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Patterns created by water.
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Patterns.
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More patterns.
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Near the Tanks.
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Denali Girl near the Tanks.
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View near the Tanks.
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View near the Tanks.
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Reflection in one of the Tanks.
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Patterns.
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Another Tank.
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Three more Tanks... time to head back to the car... the trip was two miles roundtrip, gaining 280 feet of elevation.
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Taken from Highway 24 in Capitol Reef National Park.
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Taken from Highway 24 in Capitol Reef National Park.
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Taken from Highway 24 in Capitol Reef National Park.
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Taken from Highway 24 in Capitol Reef National Park.
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Taken from Highway 24 in Capitol Reef National Park.
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The Egyptian Temple... taken from Highway 24 in Capitol Reef National Park.
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Taken from Highway 24 in Capitol Reef National Park.
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Taken from Highway 24 in Capitol Reef National Park.
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The Castle... taken from Highway 24 in Capitol Reef National Park.
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