T-Dub'ing the Factory Butte Special Recreation Area

Today's sunrise light on the butte:

I rode Yagi, my '87 Yamaha TW200 (Tdub), exploring more of the area to the E/NE of Factory Butte this morning.

Found another candidate campsite for the next time perhaps, with a side view of the butte.  It's also where a trail junctions Factory Butte Road, the main access road into this recreation area.  This trail proved best for getting one pretty close to the base of the butte!

The back side of the nameless rock formation near camp.

Can you see Uma?  The view of my campsite from the rock formation above.

I also went back to the cool rock formation that seems to draw every touring cager group to it.  I wanted to get some different angles:

Other exploration riding was NE of the butte, into the Middle Wildhorse Mesa Wilderness.  You can ride a pretty good way into the wilderness but since I was alone I stopped at Muddy Creek.

Do you see what looks like a field full of broken glass reflecting the sunlight? 

Turn out to be some kind of quartz material, very thin, shape very much like thin broken glass. 

Returning from the wildhorse wilderness, it was time for a late lunch and and afternoon the resting by the RV. Temperatures were nice, especially in the shade. The sun was quite bright and strong as well which seems to have brought some strong gusting winds to the area. 

Rode out again after 5:00 p.m.  I headed to the nearby OHV called Swingarm City.  There's a rock formation called The Castle:

Returning to the entrance to Factory Butte Rec Area, a quick ride up a small Mesa to get this view:

I stop that the rock formation near the campsite for a couple of artsy shots:

 Tonight's cloudless sunset: