Capitol Reef, Utah

This is a national Park. Vic keeps wanting to call it Capital Gains haha. We are camping out in a dispersed camping area (boondocking). There are a few other campers but we have tons of room.

We are humbled by how beautiful the landscape around here is.

We drove around the first day through the town and then out to the actual park. Our plan was to scope out the Gifford House because we had been told they sell many varieties of pie and you need to get there early before they sell out. Turns out there was a great supply so we got 4 pies: cherry, apple, strawberry rhubarb and peach. Yes we are being pigs but these are smallish pies, not the normal 9 inch size. By the way the Gifford House was home to a family of pioneers who planted the orchards and other crops. The house changed hands a few times and is named after the Gifford who owned it last. The house was sold to the Park Service in 1969. The grounds around the home have become some lush grassy areas with picnic tables and a campground suitable for small campers and tents. The orchards are still tended and in season visitors can pick the fruit.

The apple was my favorite but this one was pretty darn tasty!