The paved road that connects Capitol Reef to the outside world is Utah Route 24. The highway cuts through the park’s prominent feature, the Waterpocket Fold: the valley between two folds in the earth’s crust. If all you do is drive through Capitol Reef on Route 24, you’ll see some interesting mountains and rock formations, but to really experience the Fold, you need to drive through it. As I started down Notom Bullfrog Road, it was hard for me to tell that I was in the Waterpocket Fold. The most dramatic feature on the horizon was a long mountain range, […]