So glad I got here earlier this week, not sure there's an accessible campsite left open!
I went out riding in the morning along with some hiking, the temperature was in the high 50s low 60s but with clear skies and sun, it felt much warmer than that since there was no wind to speak off! Very nice conditions.
There were several OHV vehicles already rolling about along with dirt bikes so I headed towards the I-70 exit and crossed over the super slab. I bypassed the already getting full parking lot provided for Trails Through Time hiking loop and continued east along a dirt road that headed east away from there.
Two to three miles later, along easily uralable terrain (but not for Uma, the URRV) I came upon a selection of rock formations to pose Scarlett by:
I would end up hiking all the way to the top of the hill
depicted in the picture, not too bad a climb. Not much of a view though.
Retracing my route, I saw the distant peaks of the La Sal mountains (I believe) and posed Scarlett accordingly. These mountains are near Moab, where I will be by next weekend.
Same location, different viewpoints
A little further southwest from the above shot.
This is the sight that greeted me upon reaching the entrance to the BLM area. This area had barely contained one car or RV the previous two days. Now it was almost bumper to bumper with weekend traffic and dirt riders.
Dodging around tykes on small dirt bikes and OHV's crammed with older people, I made my way slowly to my campsite. As I type this, there is a regular passage of vehicles and dirt bikes past my camp site; like I said, this place is popular on the weekends!
As sunset approached in the evening, I tried once more to capture the colorful rock formation nearby:
Tomorrow: Utah
6 comments:
Beautiful sunset pictures. You can tell the weather is warming up when you encounter more and more folks at the BLM spots. People have cabin fever from the winter I think, and are itching to get out.
Thanks Trobairitz, its more like they're desperate to get out I think! :)
The snowcapped mountain range is impressive, Dom. Nicely captured.
Thanks SonjaM, I hope to be closer to it weekend after next.
That sounds like a lot of people but then again, they are getting out when they are able. Not everyone has the flexibility you have.
The amount of people was manageable for the most part, it was the idiots racing along racing big dust clouds that annoyed me.
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