Day 8: Capitol Reef

After seeing more of Bryce canyon the previous dya than I had planned, I decided to move on and use my extra day to see Capitol Reef.  With only one night to spend there my backpacking options were limited - I ended up going into Lower Spring Canyon and hiking about 7 miles in.  Capitol Reef was very different from Bryce - much larger, fewer features and by far less people.  I didn't see a single other person my entire time in spring canyon, and this was a Friday night.  I wasn't able to find the eponymous spring, so I had to filter water from one of the standing pools in the canyon.  The solitude, silence, and darkness I found here were incredible.