{"id":4719,"date":"2022-04-10T22:07:59","date_gmt":"2022-04-10T14:07:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/?p=4719"},"modified":"2022-06-22T08:16:33","modified_gmt":"2022-06-22T00:16:33","slug":"202006d7capitol-reef","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/2022\/04\/10\/202006d7capitol-reef\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 7 of 2020 Utah Trip, Capitol Reef National Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Seventh day of my Utah trip. I would be visiting Capitol Reef National Park today, hiking Cassidy Arch, Grand Wash and Hickman Bridge trails.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1179.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails\/DSC_1179.jpg\" alt=\"Cassidy Arch\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Cassidy Arch<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><script src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/splide.min.2.4.21.js\"><\/script>\n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/splide-skyblue.min.css\">\n<script>\ndocument.addEventListener( 'DOMContentLoaded', function () {\n    var secondarySlider1 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-1', {\n        fixedWidth:100,height:67,gap:10,\n        focus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n        cover:true,isNavigation:true,\n        breakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:57,height:38,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n    } ).mount();\n    var primarySlider1 = new Splide( '#splide-major-1', {\n        type:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n    } );\n    primarySlider1.sync( secondarySlider1 ).mount();\n\tvar secondarySlider2 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-2', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:67,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:57,height:38,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider2 = new Splide( '#splide-major-2', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider2.sync( secondarySlider2 ).mount();\n} );\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Compared with the other two national parks I visited a few days back, Arches and Canyonlands, Capitol Reef wasn\u2019t as popular a destination. It had a few arches, not as dense and stunning as Arches; it had a few canyons, but lacking magnificent overlooks as the ones in Canyonlands. <span style=\"font-size: small;\">Its Scenic Drive was also shorter off UT24, than the park roads off US191.<\/span> Fremont River flowed through Torrey, which was an inconspicuous creek compared to the mighty Colorado River near Moab.<br \/>\nSo I didn\u2019t put too much effort in planning my visit to Capitol Reef: I went to AllTrails and found out its three most popular trails, which happened to be not too long, and decided to hike them today. (I would hike the fourth most popular tomorrow morning). With Cassidy Arch and Grand Wash trails sharing a common trailhead, I headed there first.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/IMG_202006D7_112558.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_202006D7_112558.jpg\" width=\"46.15%\" alt=\"Mesa\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1387.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_1387.jpg\" width=\"51.85%\" alt=\"Hill\" \/><\/a><\/br>Hill<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1388.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_1388.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Hill\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1390.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_1390.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Hill\" \/><\/a><\/br>Hill<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">The thin band of yellow-gray rock was an ancient river-deposited sandstone containing trace amounts of uranium. Lured first by the promise of health and then nuclear energy, uranium was mined in the area in the first half of 20th century, leaving behind many old and dangerous mine sites.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/IMG_202006D7_161615.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails\/IMG_202006D7_161615.jpg\" alt=\"Grand Wash Road\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Grand Wash Road<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The last 2km from Scenic Drive to trailhead was on an unpaved road like this.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1163Q10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_1163Q10.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Cliff\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1168.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_1168.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Cliff\" \/><\/a><\/br>Cliff<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Looking from parking lot (left) and hiking trail (right). It looked like a new arch was forming from erosion.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<h3><span id=\"Cassidy_Arch_Trail\">Cassidy Arch Trail<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Cassidy Arch Trailhead was located 2km from Scenic Drive through an unpaved road. It&#8217;s said that somewhere along the road, there&#8217;s a place where one could view Cassidy Arch from below, which I didn&#8217;t manage to find on my way here.<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, the pit toilet next to the trailhead didn&#8217;t provide hand sanitizer &#8220;due to increased theft&#8221;. At the same time, all other parks I&#8217;d been to were inundated with them for COVID.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s GPS tracking of both Cassidy Arch and Grand Wash.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width:100%;aspect-ratio:6\/5;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameBorder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikiloc.com\/wikiloc\/spatialArtifacts.do?event=view&#038;id=106059805&#038;measures=on&#038;title=off&#038;near=off&#038;images=off&#038;maptype=H\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/IMG_202006D7_115023_HDR.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_202006D7_115023_HDR.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/IMG_202006D7_115237_HDR.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_202006D7_115237_HDR.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The first 300m of Cassidy Arch Trail followed along Grand Wash, with curly rocks along the way.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/IMG_202006D7_135235.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_202006D7_135235.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/IMG_202006D7_135642.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_202006D7_135642.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Then it started to gain elevation.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Most elevation gain of the trail took place in the short section after it forked off Grand Wash, while it made its way up &#8220;Capitol Reef&#8221; from the bottom of the canyon.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/IMG_202006D7_115849_HDR.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails\/IMG_202006D7_115849_HDR.jpg\" alt=\"Hill\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Hill<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/IMG_202006D7_120540_HDR.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails\/IMG_202006D7_120540_HDR.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Overlooking Canyon<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1307.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails\/DSC_1307.jpg\" alt=\"Rock Towers in Canyons\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Rock Towers in Canyons<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/IMG_202006D7_134224_HDR.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_202006D7_134224_HDR.jpg\" width=\"51.85%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1298.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_1298.jpg\" width=\"46.15%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">This portion went along a rocky cliff.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Once on top of &#8220;Capitol Reef&#8221;, one was greeted with views of hills across the Grand Wash Canyon, together with landscape decorated with bushes and sinuous rocks nearby.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-2\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1183.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails\/DSC_1183.jpg\" alt=\"Hills\" \/><\/a><\/br>Hills<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1173.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails\/DSC_1173.jpg\" alt=\"Ferns Nipple\" \/><\/a><\/br>Ferns Nipple<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1178.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails\/DSC_1178.jpg\" alt=\"Hills\" \/><\/a><\/br>Hills<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a 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class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1173.jpg\" alt=\"Ferns Nipple\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1178.jpg\" alt=\"Hills\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1181.jpg\" alt=\"Hills\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1170.jpg\" alt=\"Rocks\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1176.jpg\" alt=\"Rocks\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1172.jpg\" alt=\"Landscape\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_202006D7_121538.jpg\" alt=\"Landscape\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-2, #splide-thumb-2 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the slideshow<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1183.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails\/DSC_1183.jpg\" alt=\"Hills\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Hills<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1173.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails\/DSC_1173.jpg\" alt=\"Ferns Nipple\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Ferns Nipple<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1178.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails\/DSC_1178.jpg\" alt=\"Hills\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Hills<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1181.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails\/DSC_1181.jpg\" alt=\"Hills\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Hills<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1170.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails\/DSC_1170.jpg\" alt=\"Rocks\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Rocks<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1176.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails\/DSC_1176.jpg\" alt=\"Rocks\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Rocks<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1172.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails\/DSC_1172.jpg\" alt=\"Landscape\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Landscape<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/IMG_202006D7_121538.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails\/IMG_202006D7_121538.jpg\" alt=\"Landscape\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Landscape<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1185.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_1185.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1302.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_1302.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Canyon<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">These canyons near Cassidy Arch were a favorite among climbers.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1186.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_1186.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Rocks with Erosion\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1188.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_1188.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Rocks with Erosion\" \/><\/a><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1287.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_1287.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Rocks with Erosion\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1292.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_1292.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Rocks with Erosion\" \/><\/a><\/br>Rocks with Erosion<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1187.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_1187.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Rocks\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1190.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_1190.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Rocks\" \/><\/a><\/br>Rocks<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1189.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_1189.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Hills\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1194.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_1194.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Hills\" \/><\/a><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1296.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_1296.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Hills\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1192.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_1192.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Hills\" \/><\/a><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1195.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails\/DSC_1195.jpg\" alt=\"Hills\" \/><\/a><\/br>Hills<\/p><\/div>\n<p>About an hour from parking lot, I was at Cassidy Arch.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1196.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails\/DSC_1196.jpg\" alt=\"Cassidy Arch\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Cassidy Arch<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Cassidy Arch certainly wasn\u2019t as magnificent as other arches that I visited earlier in this trip. But unlike other natural arches, one was permitted to walk on it.<br \/>\nDespite that the arch was too wide to make walking on it thrilling.<\/p>\n<p>Right next to Cassidy Arch, there was a cliff overlooking the vast fields West of Capitol Reef. In my opinion it&#8217;s the best place for one to appreciate the geology nearby, with hills on one side and fields on the other. The contrast between the two was probably the highlight of Capitol Reef National Park.<br \/>\nUnfortunately, it\u2019s also the spot where I experienced the most atrocious of bugs, as their swarms created the constant nuisance whenever I stopped for the briefest moment to either appreciate the scenery or simply taking random photos.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1197.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails\/DSC_1197.jpg\" alt=\"Landscape\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Landscape<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Not so rocky west of Scenic Drive \/ Capitol Reef.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1220_DSC_1249-30.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails\/DSC_1220_DSC_1249-30.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Fields from Cassidy Arch\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Distant Fields from Cassidy Arch<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1250.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails\/DSC_1250.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Mesas to the West\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Distant Mesas to the West<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Through an opening of Capitol Reef.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1253.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_1253.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Hills\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1291.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_1291.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Hills\" \/><\/a><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/IMG_202006D7_133255_HDR.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_202006D7_133255_HDR.jpg\" width=\"46.15%\" alt=\"Hills\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1304.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_1304.jpg\" width=\"51.85%\" alt=\"Hills\" \/><\/a><\/br>Hills<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1259_DSC_1286-28.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails\/DSC_1259_DSC_1286-28.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains from Cassidy Arch\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains from Cassidy Arch<\/p><\/div>\n<p>After battling with bugs for half an hour around Cassidy Arch, I conceded after pulling a not-so-satisfying selfie, and went on the return trip.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1289.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_1289.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Rocks\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1290.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_1290.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Rocks\" \/><\/a><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1297.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_1297.jpg\" width=\"51.85%\" alt=\"Rocks\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/IMG_202006D7_133603.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_202006D7_133603.jpg\" width=\"46.15%\" alt=\"Rocks\" \/><\/a><\/br>Rocks<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/IMG_202006D7_122134.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_202006D7_122134.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/IMG_202006D7_123225.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_202006D7_123225.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/IMG_202006D7_132050_HDR.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails\/IMG_202006D7_132050_HDR.jpg\" alt=\"Rock\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Rock<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A pretty dominating one.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/IMG_202006D7_132538.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_202006D7_132538.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Rocks\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/IMG_202006D7_132542_HDR.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_202006D7_132542_HDR.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Rocks\" \/><\/a><\/br>Rocks<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1299.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_1299.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Landscape\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1301.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_1301.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Landscape\" \/><\/a><\/br>Landscape<\/p><\/div>\n<p>So about 2 hours since I left my car, I got back to Grand Wash Trail.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Grand_Wash_Trail\">Grand Wash Trail<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Grand Wash was a gorge that cut across &#8220;Capitol Reef&#8221;, connecting Utah Route 24 \/ Fremont River to Capitol Reef&#8217;s Scenic Drive. The trail portion was 2-mile each way on what felt like level ground (despite GPS telling me there&#8217;s 50m elevation change). <span style=\"font-size: small;\">There were parking lots on both ends of the trail so in theory this hike could be done as &#8220;one-way&#8221;.<\/span> But since I was by myself, I would do this as an out-and-back.<\/p>\n<p>For the first part, Grand Wash was made of rocky hills of various shapes and sizes, with bushes claiming all but the steepest slopes. The canyon bent its way forward, as views of diverse hills were shuffled around.<\/p>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-1\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1319.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails\/DSC_1319.jpg\" alt=\"Grand Wash\" \/><\/a><\/br>Grand Wash<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1315.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails\/DSC_1315.jpg\" alt=\"Grand Wash\" \/><\/a><\/br>Grand Wash<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1317.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails\/DSC_1317.jpg\" alt=\"Grand Wash\" \/><\/a><\/br>Grand Wash<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1323.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails\/DSC_1323.jpg\" alt=\"Grand Wash\" \/><\/a><\/br>Grand Wash<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1382.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails\/DSC_1382.jpg\" alt=\"Grand Wash\" \/><\/a><\/br>Grand Wash<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1313.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails\/DSC_1313.jpg\" alt=\"Grand Wash\" \/><\/a><\/br>Grand Wash<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1314.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails\/DSC_1314.jpg\" alt=\"Grand Wash\" \/><\/a><\/br>Grand Wash<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/IMG_202006D7_140607.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails\/IMG_202006D7_140607.jpg\" width=\"90%\" alt=\"Cliff\" \/><\/a><\/br>Cliff<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1312.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails\/DSC_1312.jpg\" alt=\"Cliff\" \/><\/a><\/br>Cliff<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/IMG_202006D7_140107.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails\/IMG_202006D7_140107.jpg\" width=\"90%\" alt=\"Grand Wash\" \/><\/a><\/br>Grand Wash<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/IMG_202006D7_141004.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails\/IMG_202006D7_141004.jpg\" width=\"90%\" alt=\"Grand Wash\" \/><\/a><\/br>Grand Wash<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-1\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1319.jpg\" alt=\"Grand Wash\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1315.jpg\" alt=\"Grand Wash\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1317.jpg\" alt=\"Grand Wash\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1323.jpg\" alt=\"Grand Wash\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1382.jpg\" alt=\"Grand Wash\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1313.jpg\" alt=\"Grand Wash\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1314.jpg\" alt=\"Grand Wash\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_202006D7_140607.jpg\" alt=\"Cliff\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1312.jpg\" alt=\"Cliff\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_202006D7_140107.jpg\" alt=\"Grand Wash\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_202006D7_141004.jpg\" alt=\"Grand Wash\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\nJavascript not enabled, unable to display slideshow.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#splide-major-1, #splide-thumb-1 { display:none; }\n<\/style>\n<details>\n<summary>Click here to display photos of the Grand Wash.<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1319.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails\/DSC_1319.jpg\" alt=\"Grand Wash\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Grand Wash<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1315.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails\/DSC_1315.jpg\" alt=\"Grand Wash\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Grand Wash<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1317.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails\/DSC_1317.jpg\" alt=\"Grand Wash\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Grand Wash<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1323.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails\/DSC_1323.jpg\" alt=\"Grand Wash\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Grand Wash<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1382.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails\/DSC_1382.jpg\" alt=\"Grand Wash\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Grand Wash<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1313.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails\/DSC_1313.jpg\" alt=\"Grand Wash\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Grand Wash<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1314.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails\/DSC_1314.jpg\" alt=\"Grand Wash\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Grand Wash<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/IMG_202006D7_140607.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails\/IMG_202006D7_140607.jpg\" alt=\"Cliff\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Cliff<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1312.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails\/DSC_1312.jpg\" alt=\"Cliff\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Cliff<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/IMG_202006D7_140107.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails\/IMG_202006D7_140107.jpg\" alt=\"Grand Wash\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Grand Wash<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/IMG_202006D7_141004.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails\/IMG_202006D7_141004.jpg\" alt=\"Grand Wash\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Grand Wash<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/IMG_202006D7_154850_HDR.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails\/IMG_202006D7_154850_HDR.jpg\" alt=\"Canyon Entrance\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Canyon Entrance<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Hiking from Cassidy Arch to UT24, the entrance of the canyon was very imposing.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Then the canyon narrowed down, placing visitors directly at the foot of soaring cliffs.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1327.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_1327.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1365.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_1365.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/IMG_202006D7_142504_HDR.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails\/IMG_202006D7_142504_HDR.jpg\" alt=\"Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Canyon<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/IMG_202006D7_141001.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_202006D7_141001.jpg\" width=\"46.15%\" alt=\"Cliff with Erosion\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1324.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_1324.jpg\" width=\"51.85%\" alt=\"Cliff with Erosion\" \/><\/a><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/IMG_202006D7_143257.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_202006D7_143257.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Cliff with Erosion\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/IMG_202006D7_143515_HDR.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_202006D7_143515_HDR.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Cliff with Erosion\" \/><\/a><\/br>Cliff with Erosion<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1325.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_1325.jpg\" width=\"51.85%\" alt=\"Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/IMG_202006D7_154222.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_202006D7_154222.jpg\" width=\"46.15%\" alt=\"Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Canyon<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A portion of the trail going underneath the rocks.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1320.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_1320.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1329.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_1329.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1330.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_1330.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Canyon\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1333.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_1333.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Canyon<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A few narrow canyons can be seen along the trail.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Then the canyon farther narrowed down to only a few meters wide as it made a series of twists and turns, a labyrinth without fear of getting lost.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/IMG_202006D7_143225_HDR.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_202006D7_143225_HDR.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/IMG_202006D7_143356.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_202006D7_143356.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/IMG_202006D7_153329.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails\/IMG_202006D7_153329.jpg\" alt=\"Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Canyon<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">People compared this section to Zion&#8217;s &#8220;The Narrows&#8221;, as both were narrow and winding. It&#8217;s just that here the trail&#8217;s dry, while &#8220;The Narrows&#8221; in Zion came with a flowing river.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/IMG_202006D7_153433_IMG_202006D7_153445-8.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails\/IMG_202006D7_153433_IMG_202006D7_153445-8.jpg\" alt=\"Grand Wash Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Grand Wash Canyon<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Once out of this narrow canyon, the other end of the trail wasn\u2019t far away.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1339.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_1339.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Grand Wash\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1343.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_1343.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Grand Wash\" \/><\/a><\/br>Grand Wash<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/IMG_202006D7_150021.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_202006D7_150021.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Cliff with Erosion\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/IMG_202006D7_150308.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_202006D7_150308.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Cliff with Erosion\" \/><\/a><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/IMG_202006D7_150501.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_202006D7_150501.jpg\" width=\"46.15%\" alt=\"Cliff with Erosion\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1351.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_1351.jpg\" width=\"51.85%\" alt=\"Cliff with Erosion\" \/><\/a><\/br>Cliff with Erosion<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/IMG_202006D7_150337_HDR.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails\/IMG_202006D7_150337_HDR.jpg\" alt=\"Cliff\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Cliff<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">It was starting to drizzle, and this cliff provided me some shelter from the rain, but unfortunately not from bugs.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1347.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_1347.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Fremont River\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1349.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_1349.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Road\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fremont River and Road<\/br>The other end of Grand Wash trail.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>After getting off Cassidy Arch Trail, it took me about an hour to cover Grand Wash Trail in one direction as I stopped a lot to take photos. There was another hour ahead as I made my way back to the parking lot.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1353.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_1353.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Grand Wash\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1354.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_1354.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Grand Wash\" \/><\/a><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/IMG_202006D7_144838.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_202006D7_144838.jpg\" width=\"46.15%\" alt=\"Grand Wash\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1362.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_1362.jpg\" width=\"51.85%\" alt=\"Grand Wash\" \/><\/a><\/br>Grand Wash<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1356.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails\/DSC_1356.jpg\" alt=\"Grand Wash\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Grand Wash<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">It felt to me that the giant rock face was a canvas, and the marks of water erosions left a painting on it, of a winged lynx taking a leap.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1360.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_1360.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Flowers\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1361Q10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_1361Q10.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Flowers\" \/><\/a><\/br>Flowers<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Didn&#8217;t see them often here in the desert.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1358.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_1358.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Cliff with Erosion\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1376.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_1376.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Cliff with Erosion\" \/><\/a><\/br>Cliff with Erosion<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/IMG_202006D7_142804_HDR.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_202006D7_142804_HDR.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/IMG_202006D7_154439_HDR.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_202006D7_154439_HDR.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Canyon<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1372.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_1372.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Grand Wash\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1375.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_1375.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Grand Wash\" \/><\/a><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1381.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_1381.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Grand Wash\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1384.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_1384.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Grand Wash\" \/><\/a><\/br>Grand Wash<\/p><\/div>\n<p>So after a little bit over 4 hours, I was back with my car.<br \/>\nSince there weren&#8217;t any restaurants in Capitol Reef National Park \/ Frutia, I drove back to the town of Torrey for lunch. And with my hotel just nearby, I took some relaxing downtime before continuing my tour in the afternoon.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/IMG_202006D7_180943_HDR.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails\/IMG_202006D7_180943_HDR.jpg\" alt=\"Hotel Pool with View\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Hotel Pool with View<\/p><\/div>\n<h3><span id=\"Hickman_Bridge_Trail\">Hickman Bridge Trail<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The most popular trail in Capitol Reef National Park, probably because it&#8217;s short (3km roundtrip), accessible (right off Utah Route 24), and it went underneath a natural bridge.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s GPS tracking:<\/p>\n<div style=\"width:100%;aspect-ratio:6\/5;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameBorder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikiloc.com\/wikiloc\/spatialArtifacts.do?event=view&#038;id=106059878&#038;measures=on&#038;title=off&#038;near=off&#038;images=off&#038;maptype=H\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/IMG_202006D7_190635.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_202006D7_190635.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/IMG_202006D7_200110.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_202006D7_200110.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The first 250 meters of trail was between a steep cliff and Fremont River like this.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/IMG_202006D7_194819_HDR.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_202006D7_194819_HDR.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/IMG_202006D7_195645_HDR.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_202006D7_195645_HDR.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Then it passed some varying terrain.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1392Q10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails\/DSC_1392Q10.jpg\" alt=\"Rocks\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Rocks<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">For reasons I don\u2019t quite understand, Hickman Bridge Trail seemed to be featuring lots of black rocks like this that weren\u2019t seen elsewhere in the region.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1393.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_1393.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Hills\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1402.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_1402.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Hills\" \/><\/a><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1395.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_1395.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Hills\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1412.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_1412.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Hills\" \/><\/a><\/br>Hills<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/IMG_202006D7_192537.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_202006D7_192537.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Landscape\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/IMG_202006D7_192539.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_202006D7_192539.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Landscape\" \/><\/a><\/br>Landscape<\/br>The latter part of trail to Hickman Bridge was between two sets of mountains.<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/IMG_202006D7_193008_HDR.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails\/IMG_202006D7_193008_HDR.jpg\" alt=\"Hickman Bridge\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Hickman Bridge<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/IMG_202006D7_193309_HDR.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_202006D7_193309_HDR.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Hickman Bridge\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/IMG_202006D7_193312_HDR.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_202006D7_193312_HDR.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Hickman Bridge\" \/><\/a><\/br>Hickman Bridge<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1398.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails\/DSC_1398.jpg\" alt=\"Hickman Bridge\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Hickman Bridge<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In my opinion, just like Cassidy Arch, the rocks that made up Hickman Bridge were too thick to be stunning, when compared against Landscape and Delicate Arches a few days back.<br \/>\nBut on the good side, not far from Hickman Bridge, there was an overlook with views of various mountains bathed in sunset across the valley of Fremont River.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1400.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_1400.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Hills\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1401.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_1401.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Hills\" \/><\/a><\/br>Hills<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1403.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails\/DSC_1403.jpg\" alt=\"Fremont River in Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fremont River in Canyon<\/p><\/div>\n<p>An hour later, I finished my hike to Hickman Bridge and got back to my car. At this point it&#8217;s approaching sunset time, and I found on the map that the park had an overlook called &#8220;Sunset Point&#8221;, so I decided to pay that area a visit. Nearby, &#8220;Panorama Point&#8221; and &#8220;Goosenecks Overlook&#8221; were located on the same spur of UT24.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Panorama_Point\">Panorama Point<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Of the three aforementioned locations, Panorama Point was the first one along the road. But after taking the following few photos, I somehow didn\u2019t think the place was much panorama-inviting.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1413.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_1413.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Hills\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1414.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_1414.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Hills\" \/><\/a><\/br>Hills<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1421.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails\/DSC_1421.jpg\" alt=\"Moon over Capitol Reef\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Moon over Capitol Reef<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1422.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_1422.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Landscape\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1424.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_1424.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Landscape\" \/><\/a><\/br>Landscape<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1423.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails\/DSC_1423.jpg\" alt=\"Mummy Cliff\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mummy Cliff<\/p><\/div>\n<h3><span id=\"Goosenecks\">Goosenecks<\/span><\/h3>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/DSC_1490.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/DSC_1490.jpg\" alt=\"Road to Goosenecks Overlook\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Road to Goosenecks Overlook<\/br>Taken the next day along Chimney Rock Trail.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>From Panorama Point it&#8217;s a 1.2km unpaved road <span style=\"font-size: small;\">(I thought the area was pretty popular with people, I couldn&#8217;t understand why the road was unpaved)<\/span> to the parking lot, from which it&#8217;s a 600m trail to Sunset Point, and 100m trail to Goosenecks Overlook.<\/p>\n<p>I arrived at the spot 15 minutes before official sunset time. Unfortunately, the field and mountains to the West were much higher in elevation, that at this time the sun was already behind the mountains. So I thought &#8220;Sunset Point&#8221; probably wouldn&#8217;t live up to its name, and decided to visit the closer &#8220;Goosenecks Overlook&#8221; instead.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1426.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails\/DSC_1426.jpg\" alt=\"Goosenecks\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Goosenecks<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1429_DSC_1452-23.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails\/DSC_1429_DSC_1452-23.jpg\" alt=\"Goosenecks Overlook\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Goosenecks Overlook<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The overlook was over a series of tight bends of Sulphur Creek, which would eventually join the famous Colorado River downstream. The creek&#8217;s not as magnificent as Colorado or Green River, but on the good side, of the many canyons I visited during the trip, this overlook was the steepest and closest to water.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1453.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails\/DSC_1453.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Capitol Reef\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Distant Capitol Reef<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1456.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_1456.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Sulphur Creek\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1457.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_1457.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Sulphur Creek\" \/><\/a><\/br>Sulphur Creek<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1458.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails\/DSC_1458.jpg\" alt=\"Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Canyon<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/DSC_1460.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D7\/thumbnails\/DSC_1460.jpg\" alt=\"Landscape\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Landscape<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I stayed at Goosenecks Overlook enjoying both the breeze and the scenery, until the sun had gone down, officially. End of day.<br \/>\nEND<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seventh day of my Utah trip. I would be visiting Capitol Reef National Park today, hiking Cassidy Arch, Grand Wash and Hickman Bridge trails.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[513,2],"tags":[582],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4719"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4719"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4719\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6567,"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4719\/revisions\/6567"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4719"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4719"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4719"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}