IntrepidXJ
11-02-2010, 06:11 PM
Sunday, October 31, 2010 (Halloween)
On Sunday I was on my own again and didn't want to get too far from home. I decided to head over into Utah to do some more exploring around the Yellow Cat and Highlands areas just north of Arches National Park. I started out by checking out a few trails around Lost Spring Canyon before making my way over to Winter Camp Ridge. In the spring I had started to look for a short slot canyon in the area, but didn't have the time to complete the search. I told Shane about this slot and he was able to locate it.....so this time I knew exactly where I was going and took the short hike down into the Winter Camp slot canyon.
Different color on each wall of the slot
http://myxj.net/g2/d/182269-2/_MG_9296.jpg
http://myxj.net/g2/d/182272-2/_MG_9298.jpg
http://myxj.net/g2/d/182181-2/_MG_9349.jpg
After finishing up the hike I had a quick lunch and then headed north towards the Book Cliffs.
View across Sagers Flat with the La Sal Mountains in the background
http://myxj.net/g2/d/182188-2/_MG_9377.jpg
It seems that I end up visiting the Sego Canyon pictographs and petroglyphs about once a year, so I figured I would keep up the tradition...
Some Barrier style pictographs
http://myxj.net/g2/d/182203-2/_MG_9409.jpg
http://myxj.net/g2/d/182212-2/_MG_9423.jpg
http://myxj.net/g2/d/182215-2/_MG_9434.jpg
http://myxj.net/g2/d/182218-2/_MG_9439.jpg
On Sunday I was on my own again and didn't want to get too far from home. I decided to head over into Utah to do some more exploring around the Yellow Cat and Highlands areas just north of Arches National Park. I started out by checking out a few trails around Lost Spring Canyon before making my way over to Winter Camp Ridge. In the spring I had started to look for a short slot canyon in the area, but didn't have the time to complete the search. I told Shane about this slot and he was able to locate it.....so this time I knew exactly where I was going and took the short hike down into the Winter Camp slot canyon.
Different color on each wall of the slot
http://myxj.net/g2/d/182269-2/_MG_9296.jpg
http://myxj.net/g2/d/182272-2/_MG_9298.jpg
http://myxj.net/g2/d/182181-2/_MG_9349.jpg
After finishing up the hike I had a quick lunch and then headed north towards the Book Cliffs.
View across Sagers Flat with the La Sal Mountains in the background
http://myxj.net/g2/d/182188-2/_MG_9377.jpg
It seems that I end up visiting the Sego Canyon pictographs and petroglyphs about once a year, so I figured I would keep up the tradition...
Some Barrier style pictographs
http://myxj.net/g2/d/182203-2/_MG_9409.jpg
http://myxj.net/g2/d/182212-2/_MG_9423.jpg
http://myxj.net/g2/d/182215-2/_MG_9434.jpg
http://myxj.net/g2/d/182218-2/_MG_9439.jpg