{"id":15281,"date":"2014-06-27T06:06:29","date_gmt":"2014-06-27T12:06:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=15281"},"modified":"2026-03-31T12:55:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T17:55:14","slug":"march-views-of-capitol-reef-and-the-burr-trail-switchbacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2014\/06\/27\/march-views-of-capitol-reef-and-the-burr-trail-switchbacks\/","title":{"rendered":"March views of Capitol Reef and the Burr Trail Switchbacks"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"CapitolCapitol Reef in March 2014<\/span><\/p>\n

I am very fortunate to live in a state where the scenery is ever-changing and that has views that can take your breath away.\u00a0In March I was able to revisit Capitol Reef National Park<\/span><\/a> and soak up the amazing views, geology, big skies\u00a0plus the flora and fauna found in the area.<\/p>\n

Whenever I am in the area I wonder about the lives of the ancient people who made this area their home. I wonder at times how they survived the climate which can be extremely hot and very cold. I also wonder if they thought the area was a beautiful as I do.<\/p>\n

\"BurrBurr Trail Switchbacks, March 2014<\/span><\/p>\n

I also enjoy traveling Burr Trail when I am in that area because of the beautiful views, the great rock formations and because while I am there I often feel transported back in time.<\/p>\n

The Burr Trail Switchbacks<\/span><\/a> climb 800 vertical feet in just 2700 feet of road and I sure wouldn’t want to drive it if the dirt road was wet.<\/p>\n

While standing on the edge to take this image I wondered what it would have been like to try to traverse this area without the roads like the ancient people did.<\/p>\n

When I visit these areas I do travel back in time even though it is only in my mind.<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click\u00a0here<\/span><\/a>\u00a0to see more of my Utah landscape and scenery photos.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I am very fortunate to live in a state where the scenery is ever-changing and that has views can take your breath away.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":173709,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1594,1427,26,2486],"tags":[4413,108,2603,13706,519,4035,6052,4562],"class_list":["post-15281","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-burr-trail","category-capitol-reef-national-park-utah","category-utah","category-wayne-county","tag-burr-trail","tag-capitol-reef-national-park","tag-garfield-county","tag-geology","tag-nature","tag-nature-photography","tag-switchbacks","tag-wayne-county"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/capitol-reef-moon-rise-mia-mcpherson-8188.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p11Mom-3Yt","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":45299,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2017\/03\/03\/im-itching-to-hit-the-road-to-go-camping\/","url_meta":{"origin":15281,"position":0},"title":"I’m Itching To Hit The Road To Go Camping – Spring Wanderlust","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"March 3, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"As the weather warms up I admit that I'm itching to hit the road to go camping, to get away from the city, the news and to immerse myself in natural surroundings.","rel":"","context":"In "Beaverhead County"","block_context":{"text":"Beaverhead County","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/category\/locations\/montana\/beaverhead-county-montana\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Clark County, Idaho sunrise","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/clark-county-idaho-sunrise-mia-mcpherson-9814.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/clark-county-idaho-sunrise-mia-mcpherson-9814.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/clark-county-idaho-sunrise-mia-mcpherson-9814.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/clark-county-idaho-sunrise-mia-mcpherson-9814.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":5101,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2012\/06\/04\/travel-postcards-burr-trail-utah\/","url_meta":{"origin":15281,"position":1},"title":"Travel Postcards – Burr Trail, Utah","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"June 4, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Burr Trail winds its way through some of Utah's most stunning scenery, from the small town of Boulder to Bullfrog near Lake Powell. 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