Day Trip to the Book Cliffs

[IntrepidXJ]

Today, Amanda and I headed to the Book Cliffs in Utah for a little day trip. We started out by heading to Crescent Junction. Instead of hopping on the interstate, we decided to take the old abandoned US Highway 6 & 50 as far as we could.

Here's the old Colorado / Utah state line marker

We were able to take the old highway to the second Westwater exit before we had to jump on the interstate. After making a short gas stop in Thompson Springs we hopped back on the old highway and made our way to Crescent Junction where we turned right and headed for the Book Cliffs.

After making it over Thompson Pass we hung a right and continued up Floy Wash.

We passed this old cabin along the trail

...and then this cemetery right before we met up with Sego Canyon

 

[IntrepidXJ]

Next we took a left and headed to the ghost town of Sego in Sego Canyon

Then we followed Sego Canyon another ten miles until we reached the locked gate at the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation.

 

[IntrepidXJ]

On our way back down the canyon, we stopped at the Indian Rock Art for a few photos.

...and if you look closely in this one, you can see where the pictographs and petroglyphs are located.

On our way home, we took some sections of the old US Highway 6 & 50 we had missed on the way there.

The full gallery can be found here: http://www.myxj.net/g2/v/2008trips/day_trip_book_cliffs/

 

[DrMoab]

Randy, when you get a nice, fast, long Telephoto lens for your new Canon, I will take you to the "real" Book Cliffs. Where you access them out of Roosevelt Ut.

You will see big buck deer there like no where else on earth.

Nice pics BTW.

 

[IntrepidXJ]

I can see the 'real' Book Cliffs from the back window right now

 

[DrMoab]

I can see the 'real' Book Cliffs from the back window right now

The area that is accessable to the Book Cliffs is so much more vast than just the "cliff's"

It's a strange and cool part of the world that is seldom traveled. It would be fun to spend a few days there.

 

[Fullsizexj]

Those are some really cool pics, desert exploring is always fun

 

[besthaticouldo]

super awesome pics. thanks!

 

[Gravesdiggerxj]

nice pics, that's a neat area.

Have you ever done the "trail through time"? it's at the Rabbit Valley exit.




oh and Thompson Springs has some interesting people living there :O

 

[IntrepidXJ]

Have you ever done the "trail through time"? it's at the Rabbit Valley exit.

Not yet....but it's on my long list of places to go check out