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USA - Utah, Capitol Reef National Park
Capitol Reef National Park consists of two parts. The northern part is called Cathedral Valley, a desert landscape with high sandstone rocks looking like cathedrals. This part of the park is not easily accessible, so we only visited the southern part.
The main geological phenomenon here is the Waterpocket Fold, a straight, more than 150 kilometer long crease in the earth's crust (waterpocket” refers to the potholes that dot the sandstone and fill with rainwater). The immense walls of this fold are made up of rock layers, formed during millions of years.
In the middle of this red rock area we found the more or less green oasis of Fruita (PiP2) with its famous orchards and the meadows around the Gifford Homestead (PiP3). This area is dating back to the 1800s, when Mormon pioneers set up a settlement, where they grew crops and planted orchards.
Capitol Reef got its name from the great white rock formations with a visual resemblance of the U.S. Capitol building and “reef”, a popular term for an uplifted landmass. The area was designated as a national monument in 1937 and became a national park in 1971.
The main geological phenomenon here is the Waterpocket Fold, a straight, more than 150 kilometer long crease in the earth's crust (waterpocket” refers to the potholes that dot the sandstone and fill with rainwater). The immense walls of this fold are made up of rock layers, formed during millions of years.
In the middle of this red rock area we found the more or less green oasis of Fruita (PiP2) with its famous orchards and the meadows around the Gifford Homestead (PiP3). This area is dating back to the 1800s, when Mormon pioneers set up a settlement, where they grew crops and planted orchards.
Capitol Reef got its name from the great white rock formations with a visual resemblance of the U.S. Capitol building and “reef”, a popular term for an uplifted landmass. The area was designated as a national monument in 1937 and became a national park in 1971.
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beautiful image !
Have a nice day
Happy Workers day:)
Sehr schön Festgehalten Jaap!!
The green oasis are also wonderful, Jaap
Thanks for the excelent note, too
Best wishes
Füsun
Love the beautifully framed main photo and all wonderful PiPs.
Happy first of May, Jaap!
Have a nice evening.
More beautiful images in the PiPs................It looks like a wonderful place to live, but it must have been hard going and hazardous in the 1800s (and probably still is today)!
First rate photography as always Jaap!
bonne journée Jaap !
Thank you for sharing another of your wonderful USA pictures!!
Very nice scene!
Best Wishes, and a good weekend
Peter
superbe Parc mondialement connu
bon W/end Jaap
j'aime voyager avec vos photos !
Regards TOZ.
Remarkable sites and photos, really.
Good week-end, Jaap.
All the best
Fabio
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Wünsche noch einen schönen Abend,ganz liebe Grüße Güni :))
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