Capitol Reef Trip

We went on one last summer trip at the end of September!  We had a lot of fun even though it was pretty chilly:)  Fruita is the old town right in Capitol Reef.  It has these cool orchards that have been there since the pioneers came a hundred and fifty years ago.  The Park Service does all the upkeep on the orchards and let the public pick and eat/buy the fruit.  The apples were on while we were there.  It was so fun to roam in the orchards and eat the apples.  A few of the hikes we wanted to do were closed because of rock slides, fallen trees and washed out roads, but I think we still had a fun time.  Thank goodness for Grandma and Grandpa's and Jason and Melissa's trailers!  Thanks for letting us stay with you:)

By our camp spot!  The kids found all kinds of cool places to explore.

Garet, Hailee, Camille, Mason, Scarlett, Ava, Hazel, Taylor

Camille and Taylor in the orchard

 Grandpa and Dallin, finding the perfect one.

 

 These apple pickers were very handy for reaching those perfect apples way up high.

 Hazel, Jason, Ava, Grandma, Grandpa, Mason, Terra, Taylor, Hailee, Garet, Camille

 Visiting the old Fruita Schoolhouse. 

Top:  Ava, Dallin, Hazel, Mason, Scarlett

Bottom:  Evie, Camille, Hailee, Luke, Garet and Taylor

 The black smith shop.  Grandpa was telling all the kids about this 'contraption'.

 An old wagon.  Dallin and Mason.

 More apple picking.

 The little campground by the orchard had this amphitheater and the kids thought it was so fun to play at!

Trying to go on a hike and we ran into this problem several times:(

 Playing red rover at the little picnic area.

 The last day a few of us went on a hike...Terra, Crystal, and Carly.  Jared and Andy were off on their own trail:) 

 Here they are.  Good times.

Luckily, we made it to Capitol Reef just a few days before the government shut-down!