TR: San Rafael Swell (Temple Mountain area)
Friends and family caravaned out to the Swell late Friday night. We left home around 4:30pm, but didn't get a camp spot situated until after midnight.
We wound up camping in the exact spot where we've now camped two other times. A perfect location right in a small canyon, sitting in a dry wash (glad there was no rain forecast).
Some of our group went out in search of slot canyons while the rest of us went on to explore the trails around Temple Mountain, little Wild Horse and other locations within 50 miles of Temple Mountain (and that permitted motorized vehicles).
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On the way back, the wife got into an argument with the onboard navigation system, decided it was wrong and took us back (the long way) through Loa/Price. I'm pretty sure we passed Udink's house after she then missed the Salt Lake City turn (in Price) and put us about 1-2 miles East of the train tracks. While everyone else made it home by 8pm, we didn't get home until almost 10pm.