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TR: South Fork of Gordon Creek (Carbon County)
The family and I went out for an ATV ride today, checked out the railroad trestle over Gordon Creek, the nearby petroglyphs, several waterfalls, and an old cabin. We spent more than six hours and only rode 15 miles, and it was a blast! I'll let the video and pictures do the talking. There are a lot more pictures here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtsFuRZy3T8
Our parking spot near the Wildcat loadout, just off Consumers Road.
http://lh5.ggpht.com/Dennis.Udink/SE...0/IMG_2558.jpg
The beginning of the ATV trail. You could drive a full-sized 4x4 to this point, but no farther.
http://lh6.ggpht.com/Dennis.Udink/SE...0/IMG_2425.jpg
The ATV trail.
http://lh4.ggpht.com/Dennis.Udink/SE...0/IMG_2530.jpg
The south end of the railroad trestle.
http://lh6.ggpht.com/Dennis.Udink/SE...0/IMG_2325.jpg
Two intersecting fossilized worm burrows.
http://lh6.ggpht.com/Dennis.Udink/SE...0/IMG_2368.jpg
Petroglyphs just west of the railroad trestle.
http://lh3.ggpht.com/Dennis.Udink/SE...0/IMG_2371.jpg
The lower falls.
http://lh6.ggpht.com/Dennis.Udink/SE...0/IMG_2396.jpg
The lower falls.
http://lh6.ggpht.com/Dennis.Udink/SE...0/IMG_2413.jpg
An old cistern (perhaps?).
http://lh6.ggpht.com/Dennis.Udink/SE...0/IMG_2442.jpg
We ate lunch here near the upper falls.
http://lh6.ggpht.com/Dennis.Udink/SE...0/IMG_2465.jpg
The old cabin at the end of the ATV trail. The trail went farther than the cabin, but it's supposedly closed beyond this point.
http://lh6.ggpht.com/Dennis.Udink/SE...0/IMG_2508.jpg
Edit: I just added a Google Earth .KML and a .GPX file that'll show you how to get to the falls, railroad trestle, and cabin.
