Brief Trip Report Thanksgiving Weekend Moab Area

[Scott P]

November 28: Corona and Bowtie Arches, Gemini Bridges (Utah)

Kimberly flew to Boise for the Holiday so it was time to go camping with Kessler and Shaylee. The plan was to leave Wednesday night for a trip into the desert, but the weather was bad so we didn

[Brewhaha]

Corona is one of my top 5 arches. Thanks for sharing.

[goofball]

btr is fantastic ! i've spent a little time there, not near as much as i'd like, but enough to know it is one of those places i could visit time and again (and have). we spent a week wandering the valleys between the domes from pritchett to hidden valley in '00 ? '99 ? here is a cool spot accessible from pritchett -

http://mapper.acme.com/?ll=38.53356,-109.57738&z=17&t=N&marker0=35.21856%2C-115.76998%2Ccinder%20cone%20lava%20beds&marker1=35.27064%2C-116.18493%2Ccooper%20and%20soda%20mtns%203432%27&marker2=37.75832%2C-111.25961%2Cwolverine%20canyon&marker3=36.36314%2C-114.51273%2Cfire%20peak&marker4=45.18591%2C-109.81384%2CBeartooth%20Mountains%20MT&marker5=35.19328%2C-116.29994%2Ccronise%20peak%20-%20soda%20mtns&marker6=37.66398%2C-119.16046%2Cansel%20adams%20wa

when we were there a rope was present to assist the scramble up/down the head of this pritchett trib where a little slot goes for 100' or so. then up at the top right corner is an arch. makes an easy day destination.

[Scott P]

More photos:

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[Felicia]

Scott, looks like you had a very nice holiday weekend. Thank you for the pictures - I have yet to see arches in Utah. I look forward to seeing the arches up close someday soon. :five:

ps: I love seeing the little ones out and about enjoying nature. :rockon: