San Rafael Swell Rock Art I Saturday, April 23, 2011 The weekend following my long week in The Maze and on Cedar Mesa I was ready to head back out and search for some rock art. This time Amanda and I headed back to the San Rafael Swell so that we could attempt to visit [...]
Archive for April, 2011
Mule Canyon
Posted: April 16, 2011 by Randy Langstraat in Camping, Exploring, Hiking, PhotographingTags: 2011, anasazi, big dipper, blanding, cave towers, cedar mesa, comb ridge, comb wash, dog tanks road, flaming roof ruin, granary, house on fire, house on fire ruin, lower mule canyon, moon, mule canyon, mule canyon tower, mule canyon towers, night, petroglyphs, pictographs, rock art, ruins, seven towers, star trails, utah, ute, walnut knob
The Maze and the Mesa | Day 8 Saturday, April 16, 2011 On Saturday we woke up again to yet another cold morning, but thankfully not quite as cold as the previous day. Originally we were planning on staying in our current campsite for the last night, but at the last minute we changed our [...]
Big Man Panel & Lower Comb Wash
Posted: April 15, 2011 by Randy Langstraat in Camping, Exploring, Hiking, PhotographingTags: 2011, anasazi, basketmaker, big man panel, butler wash, butler wash panel, campfire, cedar mesa, comb ridge, comb wash, gooseneck state park, government trail, granary, grand gulch, handprints, mexican hat, petroglyphs, pictographs, river house ruins, rock art, ruins, san juan river, shamans panel, snake house ruins, t-shaped door, utah
The Maze and the Mesa | Day 7 Friday, April 15, 2011 When we woke up on Friday morning it was about 26 degrees out…the coldest morning so far on the trip! We had another quick breakfast and then took off for the Government Trailhead. Soon we were hiking across Pollys Pasture until we reached [...]
Moon House Ruins & Upper Johns Canyon
Posted: April 14, 2011 by Randy Langstraat in Camping, Exploring, Hiking, PhotographingTags: 2011, anasazi, cedar mesa, coyote flat, granary, handprints, johns canyon, kiva, mcloyd canyon, moon house ruins, muley point, petroglyphs, pictographs, pot sherd, rock art, ruins, snow flat road, t-shaped door, upper johns canyon, utah
The Maze and the Mesa | Day 6 Thursday, April 14, 2011 After another very windy and cold night, Jared and I had some breakfast and headed over to the Kane Gulch Ranger station again. We wanted to make this an easy day since we had done a lot of hiking all week, so we [...]
Sheiks Canyon & The Green Mask
Posted: April 13, 2011 by Randy Langstraat in Camping, Exploring, Hiking, Jeeping, PhotographingTags: 2011, anazazi, basketmaker, breech birth panel, cedar mesa, granary, grand gulch, green mask alcove, green mask site, handprints, kane gulch ranger station, lime creek canyon, lime creek towers, mexican hat, monument valley, muley point, petroglyphs, pictographs, rock art, ruins, sheiks canyon, the green mask, utah, valley of the gods, yellow house, yellow house ruins
The Maze and the Mesa | Day 5 Wednesday, April 13, 2011 We were up before sunrise on Wednesday for a quick breakfast so that we could squeeze in a quick hike down into Sheiks Canyon before Dave would have to head back home. First up in Sheiks Canyon was the Yellow House Ruin. The [...]
Into the Maze
Posted: April 9, 2011 by Randy Langstraat in Camping, Exploring, Hiking, Jeeping, PhotographingTags: 2011, arches, camp, canyonlands, canyonlands national park, chimney rock, ekker butte, flint trail, government shutdown, hanksville, hans flat, island in the sky, jasper canyon, jeep, land of standing rocks, orange cliffs, snow, sunset, teapot canyon, teapot rock, the maze, utah, water canyon
The Maze and the Mesa | Day 0: Change of Plans? Friday, April 8, 2011 As you might have seen in this post before I left on this trip, there was some real concern about the government shutting down and closing Canyonlands National Park. The night before I was set to leave, I stayed up [...]