IntrepidXJ
11-22-2010, 06:34 PM
Friday & Saturday, November 19-20, 2010
This last weekend was our annual November trip to the Cedar Mesa / Comb Ridge area. We set out to check out some new ruins and rock art during the weekend and we were not disappointed. On Friday we both got out of work early and headed south to Blanding. On our way we made a quick stop at the Dewey petroglyph panel for a few quick photos before it got dark.
http://myxj.net/g2/d/182765-2/IMG_1385.jpg
On our way towards Monticello I noticed a nice pink glow over the La Sal Mountains as the sun was setting, so I pulled over to take a quick picture.
http://myxj.net/g2/d/182769-2/IMG_1405.jpg
Right after I took that photo, the pink glow disappeared.
After dinner in Monticello we finished the drive to Blanding, checked into our hotel (we're not into cold weather camping) and got to sleep so we could get an early start the next morning.
We were up well before the sun was to rise on Saturday morning and on our way to Cedar Mesa. Our first destination for the day was Road Canyon, and we arrived at the trailhead just after the sun had come up. Here's a few photos from our hike through Road Canyon...
Fallen Roof Ruin was high on my list of ruins to hike to, so that was our first stop
http://myxj.net/g2/d/182856-2/IMG_1442.jpg
Fallen Roof
http://myxj.net/g2/d/182865-2/IMG_1490.jpg
Amanda and I
http://myxj.net/g2/d/182874-2/IMG_1541.jpg
We continued on down Road Canyon a little further to find a few more ruins.
These ruins had a real 'fallen roof'
http://myxj.net/g2/d/182781-2/IMG_1698.jpg
I climbed up to this well preserved granary
http://myxj.net/g2/d/182790-2/IMG_1764.jpg
Open Door Granary
http://myxj.net/g2/d/182793-2/IMG_1786.jpg
Found this granary hidden in the wall of the cliff on my way back down
http://myxj.net/g2/d/182799-2/IMG_1824.jpg
This last weekend was our annual November trip to the Cedar Mesa / Comb Ridge area. We set out to check out some new ruins and rock art during the weekend and we were not disappointed. On Friday we both got out of work early and headed south to Blanding. On our way we made a quick stop at the Dewey petroglyph panel for a few quick photos before it got dark.
http://myxj.net/g2/d/182765-2/IMG_1385.jpg
On our way towards Monticello I noticed a nice pink glow over the La Sal Mountains as the sun was setting, so I pulled over to take a quick picture.
http://myxj.net/g2/d/182769-2/IMG_1405.jpg
Right after I took that photo, the pink glow disappeared.
After dinner in Monticello we finished the drive to Blanding, checked into our hotel (we're not into cold weather camping) and got to sleep so we could get an early start the next morning.
We were up well before the sun was to rise on Saturday morning and on our way to Cedar Mesa. Our first destination for the day was Road Canyon, and we arrived at the trailhead just after the sun had come up. Here's a few photos from our hike through Road Canyon...
Fallen Roof Ruin was high on my list of ruins to hike to, so that was our first stop
http://myxj.net/g2/d/182856-2/IMG_1442.jpg
Fallen Roof
http://myxj.net/g2/d/182865-2/IMG_1490.jpg
Amanda and I
http://myxj.net/g2/d/182874-2/IMG_1541.jpg
We continued on down Road Canyon a little further to find a few more ruins.
These ruins had a real 'fallen roof'
http://myxj.net/g2/d/182781-2/IMG_1698.jpg
I climbed up to this well preserved granary
http://myxj.net/g2/d/182790-2/IMG_1764.jpg
Open Door Granary
http://myxj.net/g2/d/182793-2/IMG_1786.jpg
Found this granary hidden in the wall of the cliff on my way back down
http://myxj.net/g2/d/182799-2/IMG_1824.jpg