Brewhaha
11-04-2006, 09:47 PM
After seeing the wonderful pictures at Climb-Utah we decided we needed to make the trip. When I visit ruins I want to either see a neat ruin, experience an interesting approach hike, or end up in a place of great natural beauty. Most ruins are lucky to fulfill one, much less two of these requirements. However, The Citadel fits all of them perfectly. The approach is amazing as one follows the Road Canyon tributary and sees it cut deep very fast. This leads you to the simply amazing land bridge that is stunning. Once you arrive, you are treated to a very nice ruin that looks to be in very good condition. Lastly, as you stand outside of the ruin and look around you see that if you go 30 yards in any direction (except for the narrow land bridge) you will find a 500-600+ foot canyon.
The Citadel is one of those rare ruins in which you would be happy with the hike alone, the ruin alone, or the location alone.
Here are some shots. I only wish I had a better camera because the lighting was perfect to photograph the ruin.
The Citadel is one of those rare ruins in which you would be happy with the hike alone, the ruin alone, or the location alone.
Here are some shots. I only wish I had a better camera because the lighting was perfect to photograph the ruin.