28th March 2007
Snow in Capitol Reef

Winter returned after a week of warm weather, it was 27F when I took this in the afternoon.

The Chuckwagon is Torrey home central to motorcyclists from all over the country.

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Moto Central - The Chuckwagon

The old Torrey Schoolhouse and meeting room.

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Torrey Schoolhouse

The Castle from the west, snow is beginning to fall.

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The Castle

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I got a bit carried away with pictures of the Castle, this one is taken from the east, note that the cottonwood has its first leaves, the weather fooled it.

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Taken from the Fremont River, although my boots are waterproof that doesn't make the water any warmer, brrr.

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Further east out of the park near Cainville are these petrified ships in the cliff.

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The Ships

The ships always look good in the snow I think, sort of mysterious.

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Car Out of Place
Due to a disagreement between my truck and its battery I had to take the California vehicle on this little trip.

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Snow wasn't falling quite so hard at the west end of the park, even though it is higher than the area where the ships are it is protected from the west.

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The Twin Rocks
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