Left Hells Backbone Road campsite way before dawn, hoping to make some time and get some riding in within Cathedral Valley, UT.
I would end up traversing UT 24 where it crosses the Capitol Reef National Park but made no stops.
After checking in with my loving wife where I could get a cell signal, I doubled back about 7 miles to the entrance to the Cathedral Valley Road and parked the URRV.
Got Scarlett off the trailer and off we went, motoring a bit over 14 kilometers to reach this point within Cathedral Valley:
I would spend the next couple of hours criss-crossing the area looking for the right angles for the two main rock formations that the valley is known for:
Temple of the Moon
Temple of the Sun
Temple of the Moon
Temple of the Sun
Cathedral Valley, Utah
As I retraced the 14 kilometers back to the URRV, I stopped and posed Scarlett when a good spot presented itself:
Dry River Bed
The rock above Scarlett caught my eye, kind of looks like
the head of a Gator, don't you think?
Once I got Scarlett back on the trailer, we moved about 7 miles to the Coal Mine Wash BLM site and set up camp:
Factory Butte
It was very windy today
slightly different angles and camera modes
Now waiting to see how the weather is at Vail Pass on I-70, my planned route home.
6 comments:
Nice photos especially the last one! Have a safe trip back...
Thanks, waiting on passes to clear and traction conditions to improve
That pix of UMMA with Factory Butte in the background, the factory looks like Noah's Ark perched up there. Nice shot.
CCjon, I'd missed that Noah's Ark imagery....it sure does! thanks
Cathedral Valley is a perfect name. Nature's architect did an awesome job.
Thanks SonjaM! It's one of my favorite Utah valleys....
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