TR - Cedar Mesa, Jan 2011

**Deadeye008** · 02-03-2011, 07:51 AM

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**bowjunkie** · 02-03-2011, 07:57 AM

nice pics !!!1

**ibenick** · 02-03-2011, 08:02 AM

Awesome.

**gnwatts** · 02-03-2011, 08:09 AM

The Mule Canyon ruin is one of my favorites. Spectacular setting.

**oldno7** · 02-03-2011, 08:35 AM

Very nice TR

**gnwatts** · 02-03-2011, 09:38 AM

Where did you park to access the upper part of Mule?

**Iceaxe** · 02-03-2011, 10:51 AM

I'm still looking for a good route to access the upper part of Mule Canyon.... if anyone happens to have a GPS track or map of a reasonable entry I'd be grateful.

Also.... look on the ceiling of Monarch Cave. There are some nice big pictographs that have now faded. But they would have been pretty cool back in their day. Not sure how they would have painted them without a big step ladder...

Nice TR... thanks...

**Deadeye008** · 02-03-2011, 12:49 PM

Originally Posted by gnwatts

Where did you park to access the upper part of Mule?

Here's a map of our tracks. The red track is going in and the green is coming out. I would recommend the green. We found some rock cairns on our way out so if you were to back track the green trail you should come across them.

**Deadeye008** · 02-03-2011, 12:52 PM

Originally Posted by Iceaxe

I'm still looking for a good route to access the upper part of Mule Canyon.... if anyone happens to have a GPS track or map of a reasonable entry I'd be grateful.

Also.... look on the ceiling of Monarch Cave. There are some nice big pictographs that have now faded. But they would have been pretty cool back in their day. Not sure how they would have painted them without a big step ladder...

Nice TR... thanks...

I have some pics of those big pictographs. To me it looks like there dwellings there were multi-storied based on all the holes in the rock for support beams. That is probably how they were able to get up that high. Would have been cool to see that place in its prime.

**Reddirtdawg** · 02-03-2011, 02:05 PM

LOVE your shot of sunrise in Butler Wash........making me "homesick" looking at it.

**denaliguide** · 02-03-2011, 02:06 PM

looks like time well spent.

**Scott P** · 02-04-2011, 06:42 AM

Nice photos. There's less snow down there than I thought.

**jman** · 02-04-2011, 10:03 AM

Originally Posted by Scott P

Nice photos. There's less snow down there than I thought.

Well, Didn't the Farmer's almanac predict a mild winter this year. I haven't verified that, but so far it seems correct so far.

**Deadeye008** · 02-04-2011, 12:31 PM

Originally Posted by Scott P

Nice photos. There's less snow down there than I thought.

There was a lot of ice but not much snow. We encountered the most snow coming out of mule canyon on the North facing slope. There was still 8-10 inches in some spots. Was glad I had my gators on!

**Deadeye008** · 02-06-2011, 12:19 AM

More pictures from the trip.

**Deadeye008** · 02-10-2011, 09:42 AM

One more shot of procession panel that I left out.

**Cosmic Kid** · 02-10-2011, 10:49 AM

great photos....but what are those tracks in the 3rd photo of Post 15? are they in mud or rock?

**accadacca** · 02-10-2011, 11:50 AM

Freakin' awesome!

**Deadeye008** · 02-10-2011, 12:20 PM

Originally Posted by Cosmic Kid

great photos....but what are those tracks in the 3rd photo of Post 15? are they in mud or rock?

Those are Moki steps carved into the slickrock.

**peterb** · 02-10-2011, 01:58 PM

700 y/o knot....awesome! Great images!

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