Travel Haiku - Capitol Reef (Sate Of Utah) Poem by john tiong chunghoo

Capitol Reef Waterpocket Fold
the riveting signature
of 70 million years

Capitol Reef is a land of twisting gorges, narrow slot canyons, and huge black boulders strewn about red sandstone. But the defining
feature of the park is undoubtedly the Waterpocket Fold, a nearly 100-mile-long warp in the Earth's crust that formed between 50 and 70 million years ago. As is typical in canyon country, summers can be brutally hot and bring flash floods. So visit the park in the spring, when the days are typically in the 60s. Do a day hike in the Fruita area, wet your line in the Fremont River, or head to the backcountry near Halls Creek.