Trip Report Little Park Road to Range Creek [Archive]

Udink

08-01-2010, 10:11 PM

This weekend some friends and I went for a 62-mile ride starting at Horse Canyon, climbing up into and following the top of the Book Cliffs, then dropping down into Range Creek via Turtle Canyon. There were some great views from the top of the Book Cliffs. After hitting Range Creek, we followed the road along the creek, splashing our way through the many creek crossings. On the way back, we spotted some desert bighorn sheep. It was a great ride, albeit a little hot. We barely avoided a very heavy rain storm--it dumped a few minutes after we got the ATVs loaded up and headed toward home.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=http:%2F%2Fcastlecountry.org%2Fgeo%2FLittleParkR oadtoRangeCreek.kmz&sll=39.59941,-110.810715&sspn=0.064679,0.169086&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=11

Here's a .KMZ for Google Earth:
http://castlecountry.org/geo/LittleParkRoadtoRangeCreek.kmz

Nearing Lila Point
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TFWsJSjRv5I/AAAAAAAANpY/wu7ki2nYtFI/s800/IMG_5972.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/uirr9rxsmwDWiS_IXJketA)

Enjoying the view from Lila Point
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TFWsLDLKCPI/AAAAAAAANpg/N01wlBJVOPE/s800/IMG_5978.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/teMrmP5ADXPE0ExS5OSqZA)

View into Lila Canyon
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TFWsNFBo17I/AAAAAAAANpo/x2GPSvAo89E/s800/IMG_5986.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/dyNp40t-9YXPN3TLymTp1w)

View southeast along the Book Cliffs
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TFWsQkPzRZI/AAAAAAAANp0/JPOpBFkWpyk/s800/IMG_5991.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/CNoimOXJEntyNY3NhVHiNA)

Mt. Elliott
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TFWsReB1OCI/AAAAAAAANp8/LvSJgAMs9Dg/s800/IMG_5995.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/neo9ajDxK7o7xhUy4ilZag)

Just past the divide between Little Park and Turtle Canyon
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TFWsXh4ELoI/AAAAAAAANqY/xRZce2jSfD4/s800/IMG_6012.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/StUL4c6XYQAtRtKaGwuNvQ)

What does it mean?
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TFWsZUcXOHI/AAAAAAAANqk/zhEFe5QAx-g/s800/IMG_6018.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/BMYYctacik53HNnL4nrFcw)

Indian Paintbrush along Range Creek
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TFWsbNa8kDI/AAAAAAAANqs/XGRZbT5QOtc/s800/IMG_6026.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/q9QVZCg5lI-K8Ck9pHizOg)

Range Creek
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TFWsfJejEeI/AAAAAAAANq8/czI7rLDytWY/s800/IMG_6031.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/rWVl95tATAKlR2AgbENM7A)

South end of the old Wilcox property
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TFWsg9HdlEI/AAAAAAAANrE/f3--r_68Tdc/s800/IMG_6039.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/OFrqk4qJqfeZxEyrVPKmKg)

Pfft
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TFWsjF787TI/AAAAAAAANrM/Z25L1bZGq48/s800/IMG_6042.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/3Dz8lnX9jTsPnPfaUC6RAg)

Does a bear sh*t in the road?
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TFWslmujFmI/AAAAAAAANrU/zCPcjA5cTxI/s800/IMG_6045.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/kwzQiDydGmK6vUXstXn9qQ)

Splashing through Range Creek
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TFWsnDpdUEI/AAAAAAAANrY/eeh5TbB7B18/s800/IMG_6047.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/vbuXQVpXAXnPOg3PLIf9kA)

End of the Range Creek road
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TFWsoYBF7JI/AAAAAAAANrc/VVJJntu0gak/s800/IMG_6048.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/agTDrxmFX0bFNcENCQJw5Q)

Another Range Creek crossing
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TFWssC2ZQJI/AAAAAAAANro/UuAO2F-98sA/s800/IMG_6054.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/qSg7y6goYxgu4_Wf4fUobQ)

Desert bighorn sheep
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TFWsupxY4DI/AAAAAAAANrw/itPmQ5ytkOw/s800/IMG_6058.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/8xmjHworYDlE92cDYexhAA)

Desert bighorn sheep
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TFWsvnt9s6I/AAAAAAAANr0/0Topohwv7V0/s800/IMG_6062.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/E6yUpOIgb-TZ6F9-6_Tphg)

Desert bighorn sheep
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TFWsxUfyeLI/AAAAAAAANr4/_WIkHGkPGXc/s800/IMG_6063.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/ToQcWSjyj9a7-ZVaUoE-Xw)

Desert bighorn sheep
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TFWsy9fEr0I/AAAAAAAANr8/B-P9O1g8pZg/s800/IMG_6066.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/QeSacKHUFQnizfoJuFvbPw)

Desert bighorn sheep
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TFWs0QaVNDI/AAAAAAAANsA/R-SMT94rmM4/s800/IMG_6070.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/cHUlca0XEr9ScEoeITyTag)

Storm clouds moving in
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TFWs7JCeqsI/AAAAAAAANsU/9LbiIzFga2M/s800/IMG_6092.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/G8NlUx6hWmsNC1HghF4o-A)

Foot-in-Mouth Arch
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TFWs99AAZBI/AAAAAAAANsg/bpGR15q14NU/s800/IMG_6101.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/kYTEJngOEsswcB9ASHgwuA)

More storm clouds rolling in
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TFWtHGwoghI/AAAAAAAANs8/_ETCiNqaVkY/s800/IMG_6111.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/PNgMLHNPkb2YTmULNDy1KQ)

Another view along the Book Cliffs
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TFWtLihQw3I/AAAAAAAANtI/yZ-BUOSm8bk/s800/IMG_6118.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/4Sml-BiKsUPeAtKkt7kQUg)

Almost back to the trucks as the weather rolls in
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TFWtNWPPDRI/AAAAAAAANtM/xbuRMycUeUk/s800/IMG_6134.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/hsn9xY6J3a-RZrRzlOLaWQ)

Old building at the Horse Canyon Mine
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TFWtP4L3fVI/AAAAAAAANtY/UIGLYLnXCHk/s800/IMG_6139.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/q7Ap8sECWFniz-Yqslhkjw)

Here are some more photos:
LittleParkRoadToRangeCreek
http://picasaweb.google.com/Dennis.Udink/LittleParkRoadToRangeCreek#