Capitol Reef has numerous canyons which one can hike and discover petroglyphs carved into the sandstone numerous years ago, most likely by the indigenous people of this continent.  What a way to converse, leave messages, memories!  Artworks on sandstone walls. 

The name of the flowers in the painting to your left is a mystery to me but I remember them as being a very dark purple with red hues.  Yellow evening primrose grow wild in the Reef.  Wild roses, scrub,  succulents, and others appear to thrive on dust!  Apparently the infrequent rain is just enough to nourish these plants.  It seems that rocks grow in this terrain more than plants could -- rocks that crumble from the cliffs, eventually turning into sandy dust under your feet.  It's a magnificent land, one very much worth the visit.  Blue skies above, surrounded by ancient lands.  Extraordinary beauty.