{"id":21065,"date":"2015-03-26T05:20:08","date_gmt":"2015-03-26T11:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=21065"},"modified":"2026-03-31T13:28:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T18:28:15","slug":"a-journey-to-capitol-reef-national-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2015\/03\/26\/a-journey-to-capitol-reef-national-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Journey to Capitol Reef National Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter wp-image-173718 size-full\" title=\"Journey to Capitol Reef National Park in 2015, Wayne County, Utah\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/capitol-reef-journey-mia-mcpherson-1666.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/capitol-reef-journey-mia-mcpherson-1666.jpg\" alt=\"Journey to Capitol Reef National Park in 2015, Wayne County, Utah\" width=\"900\" height=\"515\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27515%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20900%20515%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27515%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/capitol-reef-journey-mia-mcpherson-1666-200x114.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/capitol-reef-journey-mia-mcpherson-1666-400x229.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/capitol-reef-journey-mia-mcpherson-1666-600x343.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/capitol-reef-journey-mia-mcpherson-1666-768x439.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/capitol-reef-journey-mia-mcpherson-1666.jpg 900w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Just a short note from Capitol Reef National Park, I haven&#8217;t seen many birds yet but I have seen blue skies, red rocks, green junipers and some of the first spring wildflowers.<\/p>\n<p>Whenever I visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/care\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Capitol Reef National Park<\/span><\/a> I feel tiny in comparison to the vast area and all the layers of time I see. Then I realize how I am connected to it <em>all<\/em>. In every time, layer, and dimension. It is all good.<\/p>\n<p>Life<em>\u00a0is<\/em>\u00a0good.<\/p>\n<p>Mia<\/p>\n<p>Click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/capitol-reef-national-park\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">here<\/span><\/a>\u00a0to see more of my Capitol Reef National Park photos.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Capitol Reef National Park  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