View of smoke from the Cottonwood Fire from Utah State Route 24(Photo courtesy of the author)
We woke up in Torrey, Utah, in a haze. Apparently, some numbnut in Southwest Utah started a wildfire whose smoke is currently enveloping the Rocky Mountains. We were right on the lower edge of the wind's path, so we had to move. Fortunately, some natural walls nearby offered refuge.
As I mentioned in my previous post, Torrey is the entry point to Capitol Reef National Park, which surrounds a long wrinkle in the earth known as the Waterpocket Fold — with layers of golden sandstone, canyons, and tall rock formations. The deeper we got into the park, the clearer the air ...
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