So, last week I went on a trip to Capitol Reef National Park! And I am just now posting pictures! Here they are. Spoilered, because large images.
WARNING: ABSURD AMOUNT OF PICTURES AHEAD
An old blacksmith's shop, from when the area was settled by pioneers. Picture taken because of the juxtaposition between "cool old-fashioned work table" and "can of WD-40".
Some petroglyphs (chalklings!):
A really cool plant called saltbush:
A couple of panoramas from the Chimney Rock hike. Dang that view was amazing.
The Henry Mountains, off in the distance and lit by what little sunlight there was (it was super cloudy, as well as windy and quite chilly):
Chimney Rock itself:
It was a pretty dry season, so not many wildflowers. However, we did manage to find some claret cup cacti in bloom:
Burr Trail switchback panorama (not a hike, but a fun, very much 4-wheel drive):
A rock face on another hike. I had to back up a lot to fit the whole thing in the frame.
We didn't make sunrise for that hike, but we made moonrise!
And finally, the highlight of the whole trip: the Temples of the Sun and Moon! This one we did make sunrise for, and it was so worth it.
Just at dawn (apologies for the smudges in the foreground, I was still half-asleep in the car):
Full light of the sunrise:
Glass Mountain, a nearby formation of something. I don't know what, but it's super cool.
Pictographs on the way home, from the Black Dragon site near (or in, can't remember) the San Rafael Swell:
Close-up from previous picture, and proof that Allomancers visited the area.