Capitol Reef - Pioneer Register

For our last day here we had planned to hike the Cohab trail, rendezvous with the Frying Pan trail, and see what we would see.  The spirit was willing, but the flesh was weak.  Instead we went for a scenic drive instead.  We went out towards the scenic drive (Hwy 12) down through the Capitol Gorge and went to see the Pioneer Register.

On the way there we saw much scenic beauty.

I usually take this picture through the windshield of the vehicle at the top of the hill.  Today we parked and got out of the car.  It's just a stupendous thing to see.

The road down the Capitol Gorge is dirt and rough.  It's also narrow.  There are two cars up there, they were not sure they would clear each other and took forever going by one another.

More of the scenic.

When the Mormons passed through the Capitol Gorge on their way to new lands, they would carve their names and dates into the rock wall.  Look how nice M. Larson's cursive was.

What they saw on their way through.

There are some faint petroglyphs on the walls close to the entrance.  The rock is not actually that color, I had to use my sunset setting to get the camera to see the petroglyph.  They're pretty faint.

This is the Golden Throne.  We hiked up to see it in 2014, which I have written about here.

So, that's it.  Tomorrow we are up and out headed north.  We have enjoyed our time here.