I've been spending a lot of time in Utah this spring. I'm not sure if that's because the weather has been unseasonably great or because I realized that I needed to check my desire to spend every exploring minute in Death Valley, but whatever the reason, it's been amazing.
And so, when Ben @m3bassman put out a feeler to the crew for a spring trip to Capitol Reef for a few days, I was in! Actually, I was mostly in - my home life meant that I'd be a couple days late - but I was super excited to finally spend a bit of time in a place we'd only rushed through almost a decade ago as part of the soaking experience that we'd dub F.U.Rain.
As always, we'd have a great time. Starting off - at least, for me - in the heart of Capitol Reef, we'd work our way through the Waterpocket Fold and up the switchbacks of the Burr Trail. We'd explore arches, overlooks and canyons of horses. We'd push our way down closed roads, only to find that our trucks ate up the terrain without any hesitation. We'd wonder at the temples in Cathedral Valley, and eventually we'd find ourselves overlooking the entirety of the San Rafael Swell.
In the process, we'd meet new friends, share some of our favorite foods, repair a couple of trucks, and spend more time around the campfire than ever before as we were Roaming Around the Reef.
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