Capitol Reef Backpacking Loop Part 1 – 2-Day Hike via Lower Spring Canyon, Grand Wash & Cassidy Arch

00:00 Loop intro 00:28 Water logistics and Chimney Rock Trailhead 00:49 Fruita Visitor Center and scenic Highway 24 hiking 01:59 Gooseneck Point detour 03:38 Chimney Rock Trailhead 03:57 Chimney Rock Trail (anticlockwise) 07:20 Entering Lower Spring Canyon 08:24 Shade and Rest Strategy 09:39 Hiking Lower Spring Canyon 15:53 Lower Spring Canyon Camping Strategy Solo backpacking through Capitol Reef’s best trails, I tackled a 2-day loop via Chimney Rock, Lower Spring Canyon, Grand Wash Trail, Cassidy Arch Trail and Frying Pan Trail — no crowds, no retracing steps. With water cached along the route and temperatures soaring, day one brought red rock vistas, a fox standoff, and a scramble through a dramatic canyon. If you’d like to see more hikes like this, please consider subscribing to the Fussyphotos YouTube channel. See and read more about this and other related hikes at www.fussyphotos.com & https://fussyphotos.com/2-day-capitol...