Capitol Reef Field Station: Day One
Our journey to Capitol Reef has not been what was expected. I have and haven't been much of an out door enthusiast. My father is a big fan of the outdoors which allowed me to become acquainted rather early. However, I never really seemed to have the time to soak in and enjoy the nature all around. I did take a geology class that really opened my eyes and sparked my interest in nature and the world or should I say the earth around me.
Out of excitement I chose to come to Capitol Reef to research and write on its geology. I arrived quickly at the pre-designated launching location. We packed the cars, double checked to make sure we had everything, and then divided up into cars and headed out on our adventure.
The first while was pleasurable in a comfortable warm car with great conversation. Eventually it changed with some rather frigged stops. Yet, we enjoyed a great meal all together at a country old school dinner. It was quite obvious we were the out of town folk. We ate and talked until and till I had to 'roll' myself out. It was wonderful. I caught a little shut eye as we roamed through a random snow and ice storm. It turned out it was clearer on the other side.
Coming into the park provided an absolutely breath taking view of nature. It was amazing to see what I had been reading about for the last couple of weeks. A brief pit stop at the visitors center got my excitement pumping. The windy roads to the field station was a little tough to handle but I made it with no regurgitation of my wonderful lunch!
Driving through Fruita was just as I had imagined by reading about it in "Before there was a Park". The station is wonderful but not quite as I thought it would be like. A little after arrival we discussed conservation and preservation. After a little time to settle in and put more warm clothes on because it's freezing here, we went on a beautiful short hike.
Out of excitement I chose to come to Capitol Reef to research and write on its geology. I arrived quickly at the pre-designated launching location. We packed the cars, double checked to make sure we had everything, and then divided up into cars and headed out on our adventure.
The first while was pleasurable in a comfortable warm car with great conversation. Eventually it changed with some rather frigged stops. Yet, we enjoyed a great meal all together at a country old school dinner. It was quite obvious we were the out of town folk. We ate and talked until and till I had to 'roll' myself out. It was wonderful. I caught a little shut eye as we roamed through a random snow and ice storm. It turned out it was clearer on the other side.
Coming into the park provided an absolutely breath taking view of nature. It was amazing to see what I had been reading about for the last couple of weeks. A brief pit stop at the visitors center got my excitement pumping. The windy roads to the field station was a little tough to handle but I made it with no regurgitation of my wonderful lunch!
Driving through Fruita was just as I had imagined by reading about it in "Before there was a Park". The station is wonderful but not quite as I thought it would be like. A little after arrival we discussed conservation and preservation. After a little time to settle in and put more warm clothes on because it's freezing here, we went on a beautiful short hike.
The hike provided time to soak in the new surrounding and appreciate the natural beauty of the park. We discussed some petrographics. We did so while sitting on a rock high up in the middle of no where. Then we went to look at them. I was amazed at the sacredness I felt for the pictures, the scenery, and the location. I really was touched by the people and the lives they lived.
After we returned to the station we enjoyed my first game of Scrabble and made a wonderfully delicious dinner. After doing the dishes and cleaning up we began our writing for the night. It's been a long and eventful day starting at 5 am. It's great!
After we returned to the station we enjoyed my first game of Scrabble and made a wonderfully delicious dinner. After doing the dishes and cleaning up we began our writing for the night. It's been a long and eventful day starting at 5 am. It's great!
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