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slickrocker
10-19-2008, 09:25 AM
It's backpacking season and with Mon. Tue and Wed am off I got out for a couple of 2 nighters on the White Rim up at I-Sky. The first trip was down Gooseberry and the second down Murphy. Junction Butte was a constant image in both trips and here are a few photos of it's changing face.
Wasatch
10-19-2008, 12:41 PM
Very nice pics. I've done Murphy's trail loop, very cool area.
denaliguide
10-19-2008, 01:40 PM
thats a nice trip. have you ever done gooseberry as a loop? there is a route from the saddle at junction butte up the wingate to the tip of the "Island". exposed but not that bad. saw a small herd of bighorn sheep in that area too.
Scott P
10-19-2008, 07:01 PM
Junction Butte is one of my favorite viewpoints. :2thumbs: The view from the bottom isn't bad either.
slickrocker
10-19-2008, 08:17 PM
"thats a nice trip. have you ever done gooseberry as a loop?"

I've heard of that trail but haven't checked it out yet. I stayed on the White Rim sandstone from Gooseberry Cyn around to Monument Basin then took the road back. I did see one bighorn the last morning.
I'm off to the Needles in the morning.