The Mormon pioneers planted thousands of fruit trees in the Freemont River Valley. From the 1880s to the 1960s these trees provided food and income to the ten or so families that called this area home. Park staff maintain the historic character of these orchards using heritage techniques. The same flood irrigation ditches the pioneers dug water the trees today. In season park visitors are permitted to pick ripe fruit for their personal consumption. No fruit was available during Ken + Virginia's visit.
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The Big Five Parks of Southern Utah Tour
In the late summer of 2022 Ken and Virginia needed to use the airline tickets they had purchased way back in 2020 but could not use due to t...

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An unexpected find on the east side of UT-95 about 12 miles south of where the highway crosses the Colorado River. It is composed of red s...
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The cabin shown here was built in 1882 by Elijah Behunin, one of the earliest Mormon settlers to come to this area, to house his family whic...
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Extending out of Fruita to the south is a dead-end 13 mile scenic drive, the first 8 miles of which are paved. That’s Navajo Dome in the bac...
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