Virtual Field Trip of Sleeping Rainbow Ranch in Capitol Reef National Park

Virtual Field Trip of Sleeping Rainbow Ranch in Capitol Reef National Park

Utah Valley University (UVU) has a unique relationship with Capitol Reef National Park (CARE) and the National Parks Service (NPS). UVU operates an independently functioning field station in the heart of Capitol Reef, on a bluff alongside Pleasant Creek, right above the site of the former Sleeping Rainbow Ranch (SRR). However, during educational trips to the field station, UVU faculty Emily Hedrick of the Digital Media Department and Amber Smith-Johnson from the Department of English and Literature realized there were no posted interpretive displays, signage, or materials to educate park visitors on the remains of the SRR, which includes pioneer-era and early 20th century structures, as well as fencing and other indications of the earlier ranch.

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