{"id":4744,"date":"2022-04-10T22:08:33","date_gmt":"2022-04-10T14:08:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/?p=4744"},"modified":"2022-06-27T03:39:02","modified_gmt":"2022-06-26T19:39:02","slug":"202006d8capitol-reef","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/2022\/04\/10\/202006d8capitol-reef\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 8 of 2020 Utah Trip, Capitol Reef National Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Eighth day of my Utah trip. I would hike Chimney Rock Trail in the morning, and drive back to the suburbs of Salt Lake City in the afternoon for tomorrow&#8217;s morning flight back home.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/DSC_1481.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/DSC_1481.jpg\" alt=\"Fields beyond Chimney Rock\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fields beyond Chimney Rock<\/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\tvar secondarySlider3 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-3', {\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 primarySlider3 = new Splide( '#splide-major-3', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider3.sync( secondarySlider3 ).mount();\n\tvar secondarySlider4 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-4', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:75,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:56,height:42,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider4 = new Splide( '#splide-major-4', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider4.sync( secondarySlider4 ).mount();\n\tvar secondarySlider5 = new Splide( '#splide-thumb-5', {\n\t\tfixedWidth:100,height:70,gap:10,\n\t\tfocus:'center',keyboard:'focused',\n\t\tcover:true,isNavigation:true,\n\t\tbreakpoints :{'600':{fixedWidth:56,height:38,pagination:false,arrows:false,gap:5,}},\n\t} ).mount();\n\tvar primarySlider5 = new Splide( '#splide-major-5', {\n\t\ttype:'fade',pagination:false,arrows:false,\n\t} );\n\tprimarySlider5.sync( secondarySlider5 ).mount();\n} );\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>I didn\u2019t put much effort in planning my visit to Capitol Reef National Park. So having hiked the park\u2019s three most popular trails the day before, I decided to venture out to the park\u2019s fourth most popular trail, Chimney Rock Loop, for the morning.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Chimney_Rock_Loop_Trail\">Chimney Rock Loop Trail<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The trail was conveniently located along Utah Route 24, measuring a total of 5.3km with a mild elevation gain of 242 meters, which took place mostly at the beginning of the (counter-clockwise) loop. The loop was around the top of a mesa, with the southern part offering views of stunning open fields shaped by geological forces, and the northern part traversing through a valley. The ever-changing scenery along the trail would never be boring.<\/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=106483087&#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\/D8\/IMG_202006D8_110343.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_202006D8_110343.jpg\" width=\"46.15%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/DSC_1509.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_1509.jpg\" width=\"51.85%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Before getting onto the Mesa the trail was wide and flat.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p>At the fork of the trail, I turned right first, taking the loop counterclockwise. In this way Chimney Rock was just a short uphill stretch ahead.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/DSC_1471.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_1471.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Fields\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/DSC_1475.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_1475.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Fields\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fields<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/DSC_1473.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_1473.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Chimney Rock\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/DSC_1508.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_1508.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Chimney Rock\" \/><\/a><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/DSC_1477.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/DSC_1477.jpg\" alt=\"Chimney Rock\" \/><\/a><\/br>Chimney Rock<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">The actual Chimney Rock was located off the mesa, a short distance from the trail. Its flat shape only resembled a chimney at the trail\u2019s overlook (second row), but when viewed from a different angle (first row), it\u2019s more like a water bottle.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/DSC_1478.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/DSC_1478.jpg\" alt=\"Landscape\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Landscape<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Where layered rocks scattered around.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/DSC_1479.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_1479.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Canyon\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/DSC_1480.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_1480.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Canyon\" \/><\/a><\/br>Canyon<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Then I continued along the trail.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/IMG_202006D8_111402.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_202006D8_111402.jpg\" width=\"46.15%\" alt=\"Mesa\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/DSC_1482.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_1482.jpg\" width=\"51.85%\" alt=\"Mesa\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mesa<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/DSC_1484.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_1484.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Goosenecks\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/DSC_1485.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_1485.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Goosenecks\" \/><\/a><\/br>Goosenecks<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/DSC_1486.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/DSC_1486.jpg\" alt=\"Landscape\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Landscape<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Where layered rocks were scatter around.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/IMG_202006D8_113005_HDR.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_202006D8_113005_HDR.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/IMG_202006D8_115824.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_202006D8_115824.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/IMG_202006D8_122412.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_202006D8_122412.jpg\" width=\"46.15%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/DSC_1505.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_1505.jpg\" width=\"51.85%\" alt=\"Trail\" \/><\/a><\/br>Trail<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">These were typical conditions of the trail, nothing difficult or technical.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/DSC_1494.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/DSC_1494.jpg\" alt=\"Capitol Reef\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/DSC_1495.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/DSC_1495.jpg\" alt=\"Capitol Reef\" \/><\/a><\/br>Capitol Reef<\/br>Towards the end of the first half of the loop, one was greeted with views of rising sandstone layers, which constituted Capitol Reef.<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/DSC_1498Q11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/DSC_1498Q11.jpg\" alt=\"Cactus Flower\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Cactus Flower<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The first time I saw a blossoming cactus, with a bee pollinating.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\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\/D8\/IMG_202006D8_120222_HDR.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/IMG_202006D8_120222_HDR.jpg\" width=\"90%\" alt=\"Layered Rocks\" \/><\/a><\/br>Layered Rocks<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/DSC_1489.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/DSC_1489.jpg\" alt=\"Landscape\" \/><\/a><\/br>Landscape<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/IMG_202006D8_114012.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/IMG_202006D8_114012.jpg\" width=\"90%\" alt=\"Landscape\" \/><\/a><\/br>Landscape<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/IMG_202006D8_120233.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/IMG_202006D8_120233.jpg\" width=\"90%\" alt=\"Landscape\" \/><\/a><\/br>Landscape<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/DSC_1501.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/DSC_1501.jpg\" alt=\"Landscape\" \/><\/a><\/br>Landscape<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-2\">\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\/D8\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_202006D8_120222_HDR.jpg\" alt=\"Layered Rocks\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1489.jpg\" alt=\"Landscape\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_202006D8_114012.jpg\" alt=\"Landscape\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_202006D8_120233.jpg\" alt=\"Landscape\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1501.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 landscape.<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/IMG_202006D8_120222_HDR.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/IMG_202006D8_120222_HDR.jpg\" alt=\"Layered Rocks\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Layered Rocks<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/DSC_1489.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/DSC_1489.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\/D8\/IMG_202006D8_114012.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/IMG_202006D8_114012.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\/D8\/IMG_202006D8_120233.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/IMG_202006D8_120233.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\/D8\/DSC_1501.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/DSC_1501.jpg\" alt=\"Landscape\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Landscape<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Then the trail entered a valley, with close-up views of various rock formations.<\/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\/D8\/DSC_1488.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/DSC_1488.jpg\" alt=\"Mesa\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/DSC_1492.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/DSC_1492.jpg\" alt=\"Mesa\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/DSC_1496.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/DSC_1496.jpg\" alt=\"Mesa\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/DSC_1497.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/DSC_1497.jpg\" alt=\"Mesa\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/IMG_202006D8_120820_HDR.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/IMG_202006D8_120820_HDR.jpg\" width=\"90%\" alt=\"Mesa\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/IMG_202006D8_120918.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/IMG_202006D8_120918.jpg\" width=\"90%\" alt=\"Mesa\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/IMG_202006D8_121016_HDR.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/IMG_202006D8_121016_HDR.jpg\" width=\"90%\" alt=\"Mesa\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/DSC_1503.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/DSC_1503.jpg\" alt=\"Mesa\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Mesa<\/p>\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\/D8\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1488.jpg\" alt=\"Mesa\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1492.jpg\" alt=\"Mesa\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1496.jpg\" alt=\"Mesa\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1497.jpg\" alt=\"Mesa\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_202006D8_120820_HDR.jpg\" alt=\"Mesa\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_202006D8_120918.jpg\" alt=\"Mesa\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_202006D8_121016_HDR.jpg\" alt=\"Mesa\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1503.jpg\" alt=\"Mesa\" \/><\/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 mesa.<\/summary>\n<p><div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/DSC_1488.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/DSC_1488.jpg\" alt=\"Mesa\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mesa<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/DSC_1492.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/DSC_1492.jpg\" alt=\"Mesa\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mesa<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/DSC_1496.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/DSC_1496.jpg\" alt=\"Mesa\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mesa<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/DSC_1497.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/DSC_1497.jpg\" alt=\"Mesa\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mesa<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/IMG_202006D8_120820_HDR.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/IMG_202006D8_120820_HDR.jpg\" alt=\"Mesa\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mesa<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/IMG_202006D8_120918.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/IMG_202006D8_120918.jpg\" alt=\"Mesa\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mesa<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/IMG_202006D8_121016_HDR.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/IMG_202006D8_121016_HDR.jpg\" alt=\"Mesa\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mesa<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/DSC_1503.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/DSC_1503.jpg\" alt=\"Mesa\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mesa<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Just shy of two hours on the trail, I was back at the parking lot, finishing a not-so-intense workout with lots of views.<\/p>\n<p>Since it was still early in the day for me to drive back to Salt Lake City, I decided to give a final tour of the park, beginning with its Scenic Drive.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Scenic_Drive\">Scenic Drive<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Scenic Drive followed Capitol Reef below its western cliff, as its name suggested, with lots of scenery.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/DSC_1511.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/DSC_1511.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Mesas\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Distant Mesas<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">&#8220;The Castle&#8221; in front of various soaring mesas in the background. This is my favorite roadside turnout along Scenic Drive, where the imposing distant mesas were captured at a long focal length.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-3\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/DSC_1517.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/DSC_1517.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Mesas\" \/><\/a><\/br>Distant Mesas<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/DSC_1530.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/DSC_1530.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Mesas\" \/><\/a><\/br>Distant Mesas<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/DSC_1531.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/DSC_1531.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Mesas\" \/><\/a><\/br>Distant Mesas<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/DSC_1518.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/DSC_1518.jpg\" alt=\"Rocks\" \/><\/a><\/br>Rocks<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/DSC_1519.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/DSC_1519.jpg\" alt=\"Rocks\" \/><\/a><\/br>Rocks<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/DSC_1522.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/DSC_1522.jpg\" alt=\"Rocks\" \/><\/a><\/br>Rocks<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/DSC_1545.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/DSC_1545.jpg\" alt=\"Rocks\" \/><\/a><\/br>Rocks<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/DSC_1521.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/DSC_1521.jpg\" alt=\"Field\" \/><\/a><\/br>Field<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/DSC_1529.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/DSC_1529.jpg\" alt=\"Field\" \/><\/a><\/br>Field<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-3\">\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\/D8\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1517.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Mesas\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1530.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Mesas\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1531.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Mesas\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1518.jpg\" alt=\"Rocks\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1519.jpg\" alt=\"Rocks\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1522.jpg\" alt=\"Rocks\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1545.jpg\" alt=\"Rocks\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1521.jpg\" alt=\"Field\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1529.jpg\" alt=\"Field\" \/><\/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-3, #splide-thumb-3 { 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\/D8\/DSC_1517.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/DSC_1517.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Mesas\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Distant Mesas<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/DSC_1530.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/DSC_1530.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Mesas\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Distant Mesas<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/DSC_1531.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/DSC_1531.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Mesas\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Distant Mesas<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/DSC_1518.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/DSC_1518.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\/D8\/DSC_1519.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/DSC_1519.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\/D8\/DSC_1522.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/DSC_1522.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\/D8\/DSC_1545.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/DSC_1545.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\/D8\/DSC_1521.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/DSC_1521.jpg\" alt=\"Field\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Field<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/DSC_1529.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/DSC_1529.jpg\" alt=\"Field\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Field<\/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\/D8\/DSC_1546.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/DSC_1546.jpg\" alt=\"Mesa\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mesa<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">An arch forming in the middle.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/IMG_202006D8_133338_HDR.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_202006D8_133338_HDR.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Road\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/IMG_202006D8_134157_HDR.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_202006D8_134157_HDR.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Road\" \/><\/a><\/br>Road<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The last segment of Scenic Drive before Capitol Gorge cut through giant rocks like this.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<h4><span id=\"Capitol_Gorge\">Capitol Gorge<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Just like Grand Wash, where I hiked the day before, Capitol Gorge was a gorge\/canyon cutting through Capitol Reef. It\u2019s longer than Grand Wash and harder to make it a one-way hike from the village of Notom located in the middle of nowhere, and some online reviews mentioned the views at Grand Wash were better. So I chose to hike Grand Wash over it the previous day, and leave it to a few tourist photos at its entrance today.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/DSC_1536.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_1536.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Capitol Gorge\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/DSC_1543.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails-m\/DSC_1543.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Capitol Gorge\" \/><\/a><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/DSC_1537.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/DSC_1537.jpg\" alt=\"Capitol Gorge\" \/><\/a><\/br>Capitol Gorge<\/p><\/div>\n<p>There was an information marker nearby, stating that Capitol Gorge was the main passage through Capitol Reef, until 1962 when Utah State Route 24 was finished. The current Gorge was cleared in 1883 by Elijah Behunin to improve wagon passage.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/DSC_1535.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/DSC_1535.jpg\" alt=\"Eph Hanks Tower\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Eph Hanks Tower<\/br>One of the few named rocks in the region.<\/p><\/div>\n<h4><span id=\"Gifford_Homestead\">Gifford Homestead<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>One of the few structures left by the Mormon pioneers, named after longtime resident Dewey Gifford. The house was originally built in 1908 and remodeled many times over the years.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/IMG_202006D8_141145_HDR.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/IMG_202006D8_141145_HDR.jpg\" alt=\"Gifford Homestead\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Gifford Homestead<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/DSC_1551.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/DSC_1551.jpg\" alt=\"Fruita Barn\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fruita Barn<\/br>Not far from the house as an affiliate to the farm.<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/IMG_202006D8_140826.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_202006D8_140826.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"House Interior\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/IMG_202006D8_140831.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_202006D8_140831.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"House Interior\" \/><\/a><\/br>House Interior<\/br>Nowadays, Gifford Homestead was half museum and half gift shop.<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/IMG_202006D8_141533.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_202006D8_141533.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Garage\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/IMG_202006D8_141546_HDR.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_202006D8_141546_HDR.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Garage\" \/><\/a><\/br>Garage<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">The first Mormon pioneers built a self-sufficient community with gravity-fed irrigation systems and horse-drawn equipment. The first tractor didn\u2019t arrive in Fruita until 1940 and electricity until 1948.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/DSC_1552.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/DSC_1552.jpg\" alt=\"The Castle\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>The Castle<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">This piece of rock can also be viewed from the visitor center, where the backdrop changed from imposing mesas to blue sky.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/DSC_1554Q10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/DSC_1554Q10.jpg\" alt=\"Petroglyphs\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/DSC_1555Q10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/DSC_1555Q10.jpg\" alt=\"Petroglyphs\" \/><\/a><\/br>Petroglyphs<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">Just off Utah Route 24, there was a cliff with some rock art by native American people, most likely dating between 300 and 1300 AD. There were signs that natural rock falls destroyed part of the petroglyphs.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/DSC_1559.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/DSC_1559.jpg\" alt=\"Fruita Schoolhouse\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/IMG_202006D8_143804.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/IMG_202006D8_143804.jpg\" alt=\"Fruita Schoolhouse\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fruita Schoolhouse<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">I had no idea that students used to write on a small piece of black board with a chalk.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p>My final stop in the park was Fruita Schoolhouse.<br \/>\nThis building was built in 1896 as Fruita\u2019s only public structure. So it\u2019s a school, a church and a community center at the same time. The school closed in 1941 due to declining student population, but was still preserved in top condition.<\/p>\n<p>I found an interesting fact by a nearby information marker, that 8 to 26 students across 8 grades was taught by a single &#8220;typically new and inexperienced&#8221; teacher, who &#8220;often stayed no more than a year due to isolation and lack of support&#8221;.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Driving_to_Salt_Lake_City\">Driving to Salt Lake City<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>After that, it was almost 3pm in the afternoon, as I started to make my way to the outskirts of Salt Lake City where I would be spending the night. Without the many stops I intended to make along the way, Google Maps suggested the road trip would take me just over 3 hours.<\/p>\n<p>However, since I was carrying a drone, I made a few stops along the way and had some fun with it. The first stop was the town of Torrey where I spent two nights.<\/p>\n<h4><span id=\"Torrey\">Torrey<\/span><\/h4>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/DJI_0333_DJI_0341-9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/DJI_0333_DJI_0341-9.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Town of Torrey\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Overlooking Town of Torrey<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-4\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/DJI_0342.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/DJI_0342.jpg\" width=\"96%\" alt=\"Fields\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fields<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">The town of Torrey was squeezed in between two patches of Fishlake National Forest, so only a small region close to UT24 can be used for farming.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/DJI_0343.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/DJI_0343.jpg\" width=\"96%\" alt=\"Fields\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fields<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">The town of Torrey was squeezed in between two patches of Fishlake National Forest, so only a small region close to UT24 can be used for farming.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/ba9499238c675868.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/ba9499238c675868.jpg\" alt=\"North Torrey\" \/><\/a><\/br>North Torrey<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/73e579748b21a21a.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/73e579748b21a21a.jpg\" alt=\"North Torrey\" \/><\/a><\/br>North Torrey<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/c46a3296e67ec00d.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/c46a3296e67ec00d.jpg\" alt=\"Fields\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fields<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/e9b1f2fb920cb7d4.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/e9b1f2fb920cb7d4.jpg\" alt=\"Fields\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fields<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/8294bd279649513c.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/8294bd279649513c.jpg\" width=\"98%\" alt=\"Hotel\" \/><\/a><\/br>Hotel<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">The hotel that I stayed for two nights.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/2cf2f54111e5ae8b.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/2cf2f54111e5ae8b.jpg\" width=\"96%\" alt=\"RV Park\" \/><\/a><\/br>RV Park<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">One block away from the hotel and whose cabins I almost booked on Airbnb (had it not been its cancellation fees).<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-4\">\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\/D8\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0342.jpg\" alt=\"Fields\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0343.jpg\" alt=\"Fields\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails-s\/ba9499238c675868.jpg\" alt=\"North Torrey\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails-s\/73e579748b21a21a.jpg\" alt=\"North Torrey\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails-s\/c46a3296e67ec00d.jpg\" alt=\"Fields\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails-s\/e9b1f2fb920cb7d4.jpg\" alt=\"Fields\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails-s\/8294bd279649513c.jpg\" alt=\"Hotel\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails-s\/2cf2f54111e5ae8b.jpg\" alt=\"RV Park\" \/><\/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-4, #splide-thumb-4 { 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\/D8\/DJI_0342.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/DJI_0342.jpg\" alt=\"Fields\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fields<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">The town of Torrey was squeezed in between two patches of Fishlake National Forest, so only a small region close to UT24 can be used for farming.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/DJI_0343.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/DJI_0343.jpg\" alt=\"Fields\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fields<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">The town of Torrey was squeezed in between two patches of Fishlake National Forest, so only a small region close to UT24 can be used for farming.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/ba9499238c675868.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/ba9499238c675868.jpg\" alt=\"North Torrey\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>North Torrey<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/73e579748b21a21a.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/73e579748b21a21a.jpg\" alt=\"North Torrey\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>North Torrey<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/c46a3296e67ec00d.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/c46a3296e67ec00d.jpg\" alt=\"Fields\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fields<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/e9b1f2fb920cb7d4.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/e9b1f2fb920cb7d4.jpg\" alt=\"Fields\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Fields<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/8294bd279649513c.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/8294bd279649513c.jpg\" alt=\"Hotel\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Hotel<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">The hotel that I stayed for two nights.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/2cf2f54111e5ae8b.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/2cf2f54111e5ae8b.jpg\" alt=\"RV Park\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>RV Park<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">One block away from the hotel and whose cabins I almost booked on Airbnb (had it not been its cancellation fees).<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Just North of the town were some beautiful mesas in Fishlake National Forest, I flew my drone there and took a closer look.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/37c15f93d7d878a3.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails-m\/37c15f93d7d878a3.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Mesa\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/49e507a8aa796662.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails-m\/49e507a8aa796662.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Mesa\" \/><\/a><\/br>Mesa<\/p><\/div>\n<p>And here&#8217;s the video:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zG5UejY_tpM\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4><span id=\"Koosharem_Reservoir\">Koosharem Reservoir<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>The next stop I made was at Koosharem Reservoir along UT24, as I thought photographing a vast body of water between two mountain ranges would be spectacular.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/DSC_1562_DSC_1584-23.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/DSC_1562_DSC_1584-23.jpg\" alt=\"Koosharem Reservoir\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Koosharem Reservoir<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-major-5\">\n<div class=\"splide__track\">\n<ul class=\"splide__list\">\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/IMG_202006D8_164104_HDR.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/IMG_202006D8_164104_HDR.jpg\" width=\"90%\" alt=\"Koosharem Reservoir\" \/><\/a><\/br>Koosharem Reservoir<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/DSC_1560.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/DSC_1560.jpg\" alt=\"Koosharem Reservoir\" \/><\/a><\/br>Koosharem Reservoir<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/DSC_1561.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/DSC_1561.jpg\" alt=\"Koosharem Reservoir\" \/><\/a><\/br>Koosharem Reservoir<\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/DJI_0359.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/DJI_0359.jpg\" width=\"85%\" alt=\"Waves on Koosharem Reservoir\" \/><\/a><\/br>Waves on Koosharem Reservoir<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From the drone\u2019s perspective it\u2019s easier to appreciate how windy it was.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/DJI_0361.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/DJI_0361.jpg\" width=\"85%\" alt=\"Waves on Koosharem Reservoir\" \/><\/a><\/br>Waves on Koosharem Reservoir<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From the drone\u2019s perspective it\u2019s easier to appreciate how windy it was.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/IMG_202006D8_163852Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/IMG_202006D8_163852Q9.jpg\" width=\"93%\" alt=\"Windy Landing\" \/><\/a><\/br>Windy Landing<\/br>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">I managed to land with a third of the drone hanging off the table (glad it didn\u2019t fall off), a sign of how windy the day was.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splide\" id=\"splide-thumb-5\">\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\/D8\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_202006D8_164104_HDR.jpg\" alt=\"Koosharem Reservoir\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1560.jpg\" alt=\"Koosharem Reservoir\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails-s\/DSC_1561.jpg\" alt=\"Koosharem Reservoir\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0359.jpg\" alt=\"Waves on Koosharem Reservoir\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails-s\/DJI_0361.jpg\" alt=\"Waves on Koosharem Reservoir\" \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"splide__slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails-s\/IMG_202006D8_163852Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Windy Landing\" \/><\/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-5, #splide-thumb-5 { 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\/D8\/IMG_202006D8_164104_HDR.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/IMG_202006D8_164104_HDR.jpg\" alt=\"Koosharem Reservoir\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Koosharem Reservoir<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/DSC_1560.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/DSC_1560.jpg\" alt=\"Koosharem Reservoir\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Koosharem Reservoir<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/DSC_1561.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/DSC_1561.jpg\" alt=\"Koosharem Reservoir\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Koosharem Reservoir<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/DJI_0359.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/DJI_0359.jpg\" alt=\"Waves on Koosharem Reservoir\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Waves on Koosharem Reservoir<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From the drone\u2019s perspective it\u2019s easier to appreciate how windy it was.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/DJI_0361.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/DJI_0361.jpg\" alt=\"Waves on Koosharem Reservoir\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Waves on Koosharem Reservoir<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">From the drone\u2019s perspective it\u2019s easier to appreciate how windy it was.<\/span><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/IMG_202006D8_163852Q9.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/IMG_202006D8_163852Q9.jpg\" alt=\"Windy Landing\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Windy Landing<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">I managed to land with a third of the drone hanging off the table (glad it didn\u2019t fall off), a sign of how windy the day was.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<\/details>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, it was a very windy day, and for the first time I got a &#8220;strong wind&#8221; warning from my drone as it struggled to stay put against the gale.<br \/>\nIt also meant I couldn\u2019t fly too high from the lake, with limited views.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/heDB4MfRaOc\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/IMG_202006D8_172327.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/IMG_202006D8_172327.jpg\" alt=\"Salina\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Salina<\/br><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: smaller;text-align: left\">A small town located at the intersection of a few major highways. Between Salina to the west and Green River to the east, there was 110 miles of Interstate 70 with no service, the longest in the Interstate system.<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<h4><span id=\"Yuba_Lake\">Yuba Lake<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Not willing to give up from Koosharem Reservoir with its winds, I found another body of water, Yuba Lake, on my way to Salt Lake City.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ho1VegI6PQM\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Unlike the lush meadows surrounding Koosharem Reservoir (it&#8217;s located in &#8220;Grass Valley&#8221;), the uncultivated fields surrounding Yuba Lake seemed a little bit desolate with shallow bushes. Despite that, before and after Yuba Lake, Utah Route 28 was traveling between unceasing farmlands.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/DJI_0364.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails-m\/DJI_0364.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Fields and Highway\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/5ac1eff6a060508a.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails-m\/5ac1eff6a060508a.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Yuba Lake\" \/><\/a><\/br>Fields and Highway by Yuba Lake<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/org_52089e8a99c363f9_org_e8b145a6767cdac8-10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/org_52089e8a99c363f9_org_e8b145a6767cdac8-10.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Yuba Lake\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Overlooking Yuba Lake<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/IMG_202006D8_181819_HDRQ10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_202006D8_181819_HDRQ10.jpg\" width=\"50.68%\" alt=\"Road\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/IMG_202006D8_181847_HDRQ10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails-m\/IMG_202006D8_181847_HDRQ10.jpg\" width=\"47.32%\" alt=\"Landscape\" \/><\/a><\/br>Road and Landscape<\/p><\/div>\n<h4><span id=\"South_Santaquin\">South Santaquin<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>My final planned stop of the day was in South Santaquin, at exit 242 of I15.<br \/>\nOn the map, I saw a few mountains to the east, thinking my drone was a wonderful way to tour them without burdening my legs.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/18711fe489915296.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/18711fe489915296.jpg\" alt=\"Mountains\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Mountains<\/br><span style=\"font-size: small;\">&#8220;Dry Mountain&#8221; on the left.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Unfortunately, those mountains turned out to be too far and too high for my drone\u2019s reach, so I ended up flying close to the highway for most of the time.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/org_76b118c6edf0d551_org_c70751280921ce82-11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/org_76b118c6edf0d551_org_c70751280921ce82-11.jpg\" alt=\"Overlooking Interstate 15\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Overlooking Interstate 15<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/0ee703de745a7450.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails-m\/0ee703de745a7450.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Interstate 15\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/4c376594fea3ef1e.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails-m\/4c376594fea3ef1e.jpg\" width=\"49%\" alt=\"Interstate 15\" \/><\/a><\/br>Interstate 15<\/p><\/div>\n<p>And here&#8217;s a video clip.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uOS-xTA9ma0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>It happened that there was a fire scene to the far west of the highway, with smoke billowing for miles.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 615px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/49ca88260536a695.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/huangyizhou.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/202006\/D8\/thumbnails\/49ca88260536a695.jpg\" alt=\"Distant Fire Scene\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/br>Distant Fire Scene<\/br>Angle of the rising smoke showed how windy it was that day.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>So at 8pm, I arrived at the city of Sandy, UT, where I would be spending the night. After a quick grocery store visit <span style=\"font-size: small;\">(Unfortunately, I was led by Google Maps to a Walmart first. While Walmart reduced their store hours for COVID, it certainly wasn&#8217;t reflected on Google Maps, and I certainly wasn&#8217;t alone as quite a few others were turned away at Walmart&#8217;s door during my brief visit.)<\/span> to stock up on food for tonight and tomorrow&#8217;s flight, I called it a day.<br \/>\nEND<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eighth day of my Utah trip. 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