Above is this weeks free desktop. This week is the beginning of four repeats, wallpapers which have been feature here before. The four were chosen mainly because I like the shots, and wish to share them once again. For the first one, lets go back to south-central Utah, from a park just featured here last week, Capitol Reef National Park. Located in the same general area as several noteworthy parks (Cayonlands and Bryce Canyon to name a couple), Capitol Reef contains a very intriguing feature, a 100 mile long wrinkle in the Earth's crust, called the Waterpocket Fold. As was mentioned last week, aerial pictures of this feature are very impressive, but one can also find some very good perspectives of this from the ground. The photo last week was viewing the Waterpocket Fold from the west, sort of the back side of it. This time, you get a glimpse of what the eastern side looks like as this may 2003 shot was taken at the top of the Burr Trail Switchbacks (think of a zig-zagging road made for climbing a steep grade in a limited area) on the Burr Trail Road looking north back across Strike Valley. The jagged rock you see is typical of the exposed rock layers have eroded into, a saw-tooth, multi-colored wonder. A very good photo of this area from the air is available on the NPS Capitol Reef website. This was from my first visit to Capitol Reef which was actually just a last minute addition to the trip. The 30 plus mile journey to this overlook was trying at times as only 9 miles of the Notom-Bullfrog Road was paved and there were parts of the unpaved section which were the roughest road I have ever experienced, but standing at the top looking out over the Waterpocket Fold was the pinnacle of the day. Definitely worth the effort though! Capitol Reef is a very interesting and rewarding park, one you should consider visiting if challenging hiking and backcountry opportunities are what you're looking for. If you're not quite in to that, (; much can still be experienced with short walks and just driving though it.

To set this photo as your desktop, click on the box with the correct size.  Right-click on the image and select the option to "save/set as desktop or wallpaper."  You're done!  If you wish to change the desktop image, simply right-click on your desktop, select Properties, and then select the tab labeled Backgrounds in your display control panel