Drive west from Moab to Hole-In-The-Rock north trail
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| Open space - south of I-70 heading towards
Hanksville |
| The Henry Mountains |
| Westbound from Hanksville on UT-24 to Torrey UT |
| Passing through the Capitol Reef area |
| At Torrey UT we turn south on the Scenic Byway
UT-12 (a recommended road between Torrey & US-89 west of Bryce) We're going to hop up and over that snowy mountain ahead of us. |
| Down the other side of the mountain - out near
Escalante |
| Fuel topped off at Escalante, now for a 55
mile one-way dead end to the Hole-In-The-Rock. |
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| I found this to be curious - The State of Utah
has some beef with the federal government and they're letting it be
known - if you don't like the road - take it up with the feds. |
| The first 44 miles are mostly like this - a
wide, groomed, flat, two lane road - but with severe washboard for most
of it. The remaining 8 miles is on Glen Canyon N.R.A. land and the road
is a narrow two lane with more embedded rock. For lower clearance
vehicles, care is needed. |
| For the whole trip - the ridge to the right
(west) is everpresent with open lands to the left (east). |
| Open grazing is common |
| Another area with cars parked. No people or
camps around, no trailhead visible. Odd. |
| Several times the road drops down a canyon and
up the other side. These areas in particular can be quite muddy where
I'd not want to be on this road with it saturated / wet. |
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