🥧🏞️ Peaks & PIES?! Discover Capitol Reef National Park | 51 Parks with the Newstates

Amazing scenery with Fruit Pies in the desert?! Come visit the oasis town of Fruita, UT and explore Capitol Reef National Park with us! Watch Zion NP (part of Utah's Mighty 5) : • 🏞️📷 Zion National Park...
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00:00 Introduction to Capitol Reef Video
00:37 Capitol Reef National Park Overview
01:26 Fruita Campground
02:07 The Gifford House & Fruit Pies!
03:44 The orchards at Capitol Reef
04:29 Fruita Grade School
05:44 Petroglyph Panels
06:18 Geology Ranger Program
08:29 How did Capitol Reef get its name?
09:25 Capitol Reef Scenic Drive
11:19 Pioneer Register
13:16 Fremont River Trail (must do!)
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[@NewstateNomads]

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[@christophere.herbert418]

The fruit pies are a main stay with us, every time we camp at Fruita Campground. And the Cathedral Valley loop drive is worth the 5 - 6 hours of 4 wheeling. The deer roaming through the area, ranger shows, scenic drive and washes, dark sky nights with stars - all worth it.

[@ChrisRoxDuhh]

That view of the fremont river trail is so beautiful! I want to go there for the Oct 14th annular eclipse. The center line will pass through Capitol Reef!

[@sherriewilson4379]

Well done guys, love Capitol Reef. Stayed in Fruita Campground end of Apr. this year. What a beautiful campground

[@TravelSmallLiveBig]

I love the history here & the ranger’s knowledge & passion! Ranger Eric is the bomb!

[@Blessed2RV]

We got there early to get pies! 🥧 Yummy! Loved the Grand Wash Trail and Hickman Bridge Trail. It's definitely one of my favorite NPs!!! ❤️

[@b1mfua33]

Capital Reef is beautiful.The cliffs are absolutely amazing. Such an fascinating place.I am happy bats 🦇 are there.Happy to hear 🙂.Beautiful views at the end. Thank you for this. Big hugs for the puppies ❤️❤️🇨🇦

[@randyfrommesaarizona6927]

Clicked for the pies, stayed for the beauty.

[@gregdaniels3347]

We're going in a couple weeks. Thank you for helping our plan.

[@virginialemm864]

Oh what fun! Tim and I haven’t visited Capitol Reef NP yet, but NOW (due to your excellent video and informative narration!) my Bucket List is even longer. I can’t wait to take our Lucy Navion there! I am ALSO petrified of heights, Katelyn, so you won’t find me up in those high places! It is so amazing just how beautiful our Country is, and with such diverse landscapes…as-always, with so many thanks for sharing your travels with me (and everyone else!), always bringing a smile to my face, Much Love, Virginia 💕

[@maraspeakwiks9872]

I come 😂here only to hear you voice it’s soo soothing ❤

[@randyfrommesaarizona6927]

Thank you for mentioning when places are pet friendly!

[@hope1238]

Loved visiting Capital Reef last year! Thanks for such a great video showing its beauty and a few things we missed! Loved the campground and trails you showed! We missed those during our day trip. I really love telling others about this park. Everyone needs to visit Capital Reef!

[@autumvaught2660]

Just gorgeous! I believe this park is excellent evidence of a world wide flood! So cool!

[@exploringcoasttocoast0203]

We visited this park - beautiful! And full disclosure ... we bought one of every flavor of pie 😋 Thanks for sharing about the bats - didn't realize that - we did see the "mines" tho. I love that Fremont River trail y'all did. It was pretty hot when we were there - oh and one of the days it was pretty rainy but I would have liked to have done that. We're happy to say we did all of the big 5.

[@robertdoyen5434]

What a great video thanks for sharing. Great information too. Thanks From Wisconsin

[@jamesclick8223]

Interesting,I didn't know much about this park.

[@iamfaithfullyhis]

Wow wow wow!!! Thank you! Beautiful! 😍 Love you guys! ❤

[@Colleen1978]

Very good video! I put this on the list!

[@johnrandazzo7158]

My wife and I love your series on the national parks. A interesting documentary by Ken Burns, "The National Parks, America's Best Idea," is well worth the time to look at.

[@annblair4459]

Thank you

[@ladikmk]

Stunning views! It's incredible to see first hand all those layers of rock and then realise just how different the topography was during those time periods - nature's science & history lessons! Thanks so much for sharing and by the way - how were those luscious looking pies?

[@BigFireDave]

Just what we need, glow in the dark mutant bats. LOL

[@kevinstrahle9687]

Hi guys another great video. So how were the pies 🥧?

[@tompfeiffer2755]

Pies are a must! Fantastic when we visited a couple years ago.

[@psychlover42]

Get them with the homemade ice cream, too! 🤤

[@Thesaltymedic36]

Yeah I’ll be spending a lot of time in Utah. I’d like a week at each park. I’ll definitely research the slow times of the year though 😂

[@psychlover42]

Utahn here, Spring and Fall are great. Summers are crazy. I'd say come in May at the latest or after Labor Day.

[@Thesaltymedic36]

@@psychlover42 after school starts is always a win. I’ll just have to lurk in the hills during the summer 😂

[@psychlover42]

@@Thesaltymedic36 Sounds like a good plan! 🤣

[@FrankOldfield]

Great video 😊

[@manooch]

I am interested in these videos of desert like ancient areas just to see the petroglyphs, interestingly here they talk about faded petroglyphs too, but at 0:53 there is a big carved face on that rock, they didn't talk about that

[@NewstateNomads]

Interesting, I watched several times the clip you mentioned, but didn't see the carving you mentioned (do you just mean the natural shape of the rock at :53?). If you're interested in petroglyphs, you should definitely check out our older episode from Canyonlands NP with Newspaper rock. Thanks for watching! 👍 -Howard kzbin.info/www/bejne/aIuyeKmnm6errNk

[@greghanson5864]

C4YT

[@scoutandastir]

Skip the pies.