Powell Point, taken from along Utah Scenic Route 12 on the way to Escalante.
Scenic viewpoint off Route 12, overlooking petrified sand dunes.
Rock formations along the Burr Trail.
The boundary of Capitol Reef National Park. This was the site of a
standoff between NPS officials and Garfield County road crews in
the '80s and '90s over paving the length of the Burr Trail from the
town of Boulder to Bullfrog Marina. The county claims that they hold
the rights to the road and therefore could pave the road to make way
for more tourists, while the NPS maintains that the road passes through
Capitol Reef National Park and that the road could be upgraded but
not paved. The locals still want the entire road paved.
A BLM sign along the Burr Trail. The image of Long Canyon shows the road before it was paved by the county.
Stitched panoramosaic of the Burr Trail in Capitol Reef National Park.
Down the Burr Trail switchbacks.
Google Earth image of the Burr Trail switchbacks.
A view looking east down the Burr Trail towards the Waterpocket Fold.
Google Earth image of the same view.
Heading south along the Notom-Bullfrog Road towards Glen Canyon National Recreation area.
Google Earth view of Bullfrog Marina and Hall's Crossing.
Google Earth image of the ferry near the south shore of Lake Powell.
Aboard the ferry. We just made the 5:00 p.m. ferry. I think the ranger at the Glen Canyon NRA entrance
station called ahead to let them know we were coming, as they shoved off as soon as we were aboard.
This sign was posted on the bulkhead of the ferry,
reminding us all that Darwinism is alive and well.
Remember, kiddies...F=ma
On the other side of Lake Powell.
The road from Bullfrog across the boonies of southern Utah.
Sandstone cliffs along the road from Hall's Crossing towards Monument Valley.
The view from Muley Point, overlooking the entrenched meander of the San Juan River below.
The sandstone formations of Monument Valley, our destination this evening, can be seen on the horizon.
Stitched panoramosaic from Muley Point. Actually, we discovered later that we weren't actually at the Muley Point, which can be seen on the right of this image.
Google Earth image of Muley Point and the Mokee Dugway. The next time we come out here, I want to explore Rt. 244 below Muley Point (it looks fun!).
It makes Linda nervous when I do this.
The Mokee Dugway drops you from the top of the mesa down to the bottom, via a fairly well maintained dirt road.
(To be honest, I didn't get any decent shots of the Mokee Dugway on this trip, so these images are from my 2004 trip.)
Sandstone zigzags near Mexican Hat, Utah.
The "Mexican Hat" from which the nearby town derives its name.
The road to Monument Valley.
next...on to Monument Valley