Mussentuchit-Last Chance Loop

[Udink]

A friend wanted to check out a Butch Cassidy signature near Willow Springs Wash last week and invited me to tag along. It had been raining in Price (where I live) all week, and snowing in Sigurd (where my friend lives) all week, so we were surprised when we met at the junction of I-70 and UT-10 to find that conditions were sunny and dry. It sure didn't feel like it was almost Christmas. We were even riding without our coats for part of the day! We ended up doing a loop south across Mussentuchit Flat, then west along Last Chance Wash and back north to where we started.


http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=http:%2F%2Fudink.org%2Fgeo%2FMussentuchitLastCha nceLoop.kmz&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=34.038806,86.572266&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=11
http://udink.org/geo/MussentuchitLastChanceLoop.kmz


The Butch Cassidy inscription was pretty interesting--it was spelled "Butch Casady," which is supposed to be an alias of his. I'm still uncertain whether it's authentic, but it at least looked pretty old. We checked out some rock art in Mussentuchit Wash, rode on the Mussentuchit sand dune, and just basically did some enjoyable sightseeing for most of the ride.


Staging area near I-70 and UT-10
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TRQI-KibEGI/AAAAAAAAQ9M/i35h77Nf6mE/s640/IMG_0490.JPG

Butch Cassidy inscription
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TRQJBGCHlkI/AAAAAAAAQ9Y/JKtutDHFuuE/s640/IMG_0497.JPG

Volcanic dike near Sand Cove
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TRQJEjwhenI/AAAAAAAAQ9k/E7d2kxGKb6s/s640/IMG_0511.JPG

Sand Cove panorama
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TRQJHB4eB6I/AAAAAAAAQ9w/prnTKX4N-K4/s800/IMG_0520_stitch.jpg

Hilgard Mountain (about 20 miles distant on the Fish Lake Plateau)
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TRQJOawwYlI/AAAAAAAAQ-M/VRNWy1f2qFk/s640/IMG_0534.JPG

Rock art in Mussentuchit Wash
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TRQJY92nE-I/AAAAAAAAQ-w/qPirTvKd_5g/s640/IMG_0560.JPG

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TRQJgB5KniI/AAAAAAAAQ_E/qetlSXHsmZk/s640/IMG_0569.JPG

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TRQJmIKB_5I/AAAAAAAAQ_U/tAxTUMtJfL4/s640/IMG_0576.JPG

A thick volcanic rock layer in Mussentuchit Wash
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TRQJwj_14cI/AAAAAAAAQ_0/TzvgpnLO8zk/s640/IMG_0588.JPG

Mussentuchit Wash
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TRQJxvhI7cI/AAAAAAAAQ_4/87S4aV8Y7KU/s640/IMG_0601.JPG

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TRQJymSlP5I/AAAAAAAAQ_8/qjlZbfbyx9w/s640/IMG_0603.JPG

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TRQJzb--U5I/AAAAAAAARAA/Mvo8_nKEldw/s640/IMG_0605.JPG

Pioneer names in Mussentuchit Wash
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TRQJ1OmV1NI/AAAAAAAARAI/llKtPY8W15Q/s640/IMG_0610.JPG

Pool in Mussentuchit Wash
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TRQJ2zqldlI/AAAAAAAARAQ/gJHvI7-_BIk/s640/IMG_0624.JPG

Cort taking photos
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TRQJ6Sy34bI/AAAAAAAARAg/PPEN-h0_KVc/s640/IMG_0640.JPG

Sand Cove Spring
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TRQJ8fZpHUI/AAAAAAAARAo/gqF9kdFKuTg/s640/IMG_0652.JPG

Mussentuchit sand dune
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TRQJ9Iu805I/AAAAAAAARAs/e5NqhjAO49o/s640/IMG_0661.JPG

Cort on the dune
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TRQJ_u3S2KI/AAAAAAAARA0/e1YMUs8oUv0/s640/IMG_0664.JPG

Volcanic dike on Mussentuchit Flat
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TRQKBzscMnI/AAAAAAAARBA/eskxEvGncJ4/s640/IMG_0669.JPG

Entrada Sandstone spire near Last Chance Wash
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TRQKD1VRWaI/AAAAAAAARBI/SLi8UwbtHIg/s640/IMG_0675.JPG

Edge of the uplift north of Last Chance Wash
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_JpEWXOITrzw/TRQKGseDqdI/AAAAAAAARBU/ua7HO6bnTVQ/s640/IMG_0683.JPG


MussentuchitLastChanceLoop
http://picasaweb.google.com/Dennis.Udink/MussentuchitLastChanceLoop#

[accadacca]

Cool area! :popcorn:

[ibenick]

Awesome! I love that thick volcanic layer.