Waiting for the Golden Hour at Muley Point Overlook and another ride to Mexican Hat Rock

Friday, April 08

Didn't do much during the day, was resting up from the riding yesterday down to Monument Valley and back.  It was actually a nicely warm day but a bit windy at times.  I did retrieve from General Delivery at the Mexican Hat post office a six foot pole with safety flag to be used in riding sand dunes; but for now, to serve as marker for the VRRV....to clue people in to the fact the present campsite is "ocupado".

In the late afternoon, Yagi and I rode out towards Muley Point atop the large mesa that is accessible via the Moki Dugway.  My original intention, as this was at least 2 hours before sunset, was to see how the colors were in the late afternoon:

Hey look, you can see some of the larger rock formations within Monument Valley!

I meandered about, seeking nice cliff side spots for Yagi which wouldn't be too difficult to access or more importantly, withdraw from.

Pixel 4a Pano, can you spot Yagi?

Closer to sunset, it was cooling off rapidly and I'd neglected to pack the windproof liner for my mesh jacket.  So I didn't plan on remaining past the sun setting, here's the view I waited for before eventually making my way slowly home.

Saturday, April 09

Today was dedicated to exploring the road one can see from atop Muley Point, it's called Johns Canyon Road.

I found the entrance to this road at mile marker 3 on the road to the Goosenecks State Park.  The dirt road wasn't bad at all, though there were a couple of sections that were a bit bumpy and one section that had some noticeable dips and hills.  Nothing major, certainly not for the T-Dub!

The start of the large mesa/plateau rock formation

of which Moki Dugway and Muley Point are part of...

The end of Johns Canyon Road

Downstream of the Johns Canyon Springs?

If you see these rocks, you just went past Muley Point

by about a mile.

Muley Point is right above...the balanced rock seems

to be about the center of it.

It's about a 15 mile one way ride to the end of the road, I returned the same way I came of course.  Got back to camp with no issues except for the really strong winds that came with the afternoon!