Entering the park on Route 24 from the west, you are greeted by massive cliffs running north and south – the western escarpment of Capitol Reef. Layers of rock, once sediments, build this 100 mile long tilted reef, the largest and best exposed monocline in North America. Having withstood the elements over thousands of years, gaining character from the effects of gravity, she is an imposing figure. Blue skies stand in contrast to the ocher and bronze coloring of her rock strewn, sliced and uneven face. Majestically she stands as if eternally waiting for Thomas Moran to lift his brush.