Friday – Sunday, April 25-27, 2008 Last weekend I spent some time with my friends Ryan and Clint exploring the San Rafael Swell. They arrived early Friday, but I was stuck working until 5:30pm that day, so I arrived after the cover of night, after taking a wrong turn and getting down a narrow bumpy [...]
Archive for April, 2008
A Weekend in the San Rafael Swell
Posted: April 27, 2008 by Randy Langstraat in Camping, Exploring, Hiking, JeepingTags: 2008, arches, buckhorn wash, buckhorn wash road, cedar mountain, coal wash, devils racetrack, dirty devil mine, dutchman arch, fuller bottom, hondu arch, jeep, lucky strike mine, mckay flat, mines, mining history, moore, moore cutoff road, muddy creek, north fork of coal wash, oil well flat, reds canyon, san rafael bridge, san rafael reef, san rafael river, san rafael swell, spotted wolf canyon, tan seep, temple mountain road, the drips, the red ledges, tomsich butte, utah, wild horse, wildlife
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Echo Canyon
Posted: April 20, 2008 by Randy Langstraat in HikingTags: 2008, colorado, colorado national monument, echo canyon, grand junction, grand valley, uncompahgre plateau
Sunday, April 20, 2008 Today Amanda and I decided to go on a short hike through Echo Canyon located in the Colorado National Monument. It’s a short hike that is pretty easy most of the way, with some great views. Here’s a few pictures from the day.
Poison Spider Mesa
Posted: April 12, 2008 by Randy Langstraat in JeepingTags: 2008, arches, behind the rocks, colorado river, jeep, la sal mountains, little arch, moab, poison spider mesa, utah
Saturday, April 12, 2008 I took a day trip to Moab today and ran Poison Spider Mesa. Here’s a few pictures from the day.
Exploring the 34 Road OHV Area
Posted: April 11, 2008 by Randy Langstraat in Exploring, JeepingTags: 2008, 34 road ohv area, book cliffs, colorado, grand junction, grand mesa, grand valley, jeep, mount garfield, snow
Friday, April 11, 2008 Just did a little after work exploring today a few miles from my house. Unfortunately, the skies did not agree with me again, tonight. Even had some snow flurries while I was out there. Mount Garfield Book Cliffs Grand Mesa
Bangs Canyon Shakedown
Posted: April 8, 2008 by Randy Langstraat in JeepingTags: 2008, bangs canyon, colorado, grand junction, grand valley, jeep, rough canyon, uncompahgre plateau
Tuesday, April 8, 2008 After replacing my radiator, it was time to test and make sure it was cooling OK. What better place to head than Bangs Canyon for a quick shakedown run. So far, the radiator seems to be working great and I haven’t been able to find any leaks. I was hoping to [...]