A side of Capitol Reef National Park that you probably didn't know existed
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- Опубліковано 24 жов 2021
- A side of Capitol Reef National Park that you probably didn't know existed (and areas close by - where you CAN fly a drone)
Update: OK, so there are a lot of people super excited to call me out for flying a drone in a national park. I did not fly the drone in Capitol Reef. I flew it in the adjacent BLM land (where it's totally legal). The Temple of the Sun & Moon and Glass Mountain are the only areas in the video actually within park boundaries and as you can see, I did not fly a drone there. Sorry I did not clarify. (You can't change a video after it's posted to YT, unfortunately.)
Hartnet Road has been on our list of things to see for a while. But I had no idea how cool it was.
First off, I love Capitol Reef National Park. We go at least once a year, and still have a long list of things to see there. This time, we checked out Upper Muley Twist on day one. Day two, we decided to make the drive on Harnet Road. The main goal was to see the Bentonite Hills. The Bentonite Hills are very similar to the Blue Hills by the Mars Research Station. As you can see, the Bentonite Hills are impressive.
Then, we just continued down the road to see what else we could find. We cut across to go back into Capitol Reef National Park to check out the Temple of the Sun and Temple of the Moon. I didn't realize either of these existed (or even this section of the park) until we were on the road.
BTW, the Bentonite Hills are BLM land and not officially part of the park (hence the drone footage.) Temple of the Moon and Temple of the Sun ARE in the park boundary.
We were on our way out to check out Long Dong Silver (if you Google that, make sure you type "Long Dong Silver Utah", or you won't like what comes up!) when we came across a broken down Jeep. We ended up towing them to the main road and then giving the dude a ride back to his camp (and truck) at Capitol Reef instead of continuing on as planned.
Anyway, cool area. Enjoy the video.
Music By Epidemic Sound:
Driving South - Walt Adams
The Batoidea - Martin Landh
A Sky Behind the Clouds - Polar Nights
Can't tell You what your trip did for Me . Almost eleven years ago I worked for just under a year in out around and through San Raphael , Capitol Reef and Goblin. I was in a Wilderness treatment program as a Coach/Chaplain and I was in heaven - worked out there from a vehicle everyday and went into "town" at night to my room . Suddenly the Downturn came in; closed our program (after they had a very successful 15 years (I just hired in, the last year). Long story - In all over 300 people lost their jobs and poor Wayne County croaked.
I can't find the right words to describe these incredible sights! Thank you for posting this remarkable video
Loved the drone shots of you guys driving...so cool. And btw you picked a perfect song for the scenery...killer song!
Another well shot clip. Nice to see the Bentonite Hills as they are and not painted turquoise a la Instagram.
Thanks for the lovely video. Great production as always. This is a place I have been wanting to get to for a very long time. Hope to next year.
another atypical vid...I like it! Thought you all were further north as the first couple shots look similar to Teddy Roosevelt NP! Thanks for taking us along for the ride...
Capital Reef is an AWESOME National Park... one of our favorites! Thanks!
Pretty cool. Thanks!
That was extraordinary filming! Great drone videography!!
Thank you for sharing. Didn’t know this rd! Very cool!
You guys are so real! Love it!
Good footage, looks like you had fun, great scenery, keep it up. 😎👍
super video. we made it most of the way in our tiny 86 2wd truck in 2020 but stopped short of the Temples due to storms coming in/didnt want to get stuck/ had seen the Temples on all the souvenirs 6 yrs prior, had to get a view of them in person hahah/ such an amazing place thanks for the super sharp video
This video brought back memories of when my wife and I did the whole Cathedral Loop a couple of years ago. I, like you didn't know this part of Capital Reef existed, so it made it exciting not knowing what to expect. Really enjoyed your video of the Bentonite Hills. Did you make it to Cathedral Valley? It was awesome as well, the road got pretty dicey, but we made it all the way around. Just subscribed and looking forward to viewing the rest of you videos.
My son and I did the Cathedral Loop as part of his 2 week father/son road trip for his 13th birthday a few weeks back. Was definitely one of the highlights of our trip! We camped at the Cathedral Valley primitive campground and loved it! Can’t wait to take the rest of the family some day!
Nicely done! Cool area, for sure.
Loved Cathedral Loop. Very relaxing and some amazing scenery.
That Glass Mountain is something the likes of which I have never seen. Thanks for the close up view!
We stopped by the Hills when we passed by there following one of your other trips. Beautiful. Looks better from the air I think. We did some drone shots to. Very cool place. Thanks for sharing Jerry!
You two are great people. Love the video, as always!