Monday, October 7, 2013
After spending the last two nights up in the San Juan Mountains, it was nice to spend a warmer night camping in the desert. I decided to skip sunrise this morning and sleep in a little bit. After breakfast, Marty and I wandered to some nearby rock art sites to take a few photos.
This is one of my favorite petroglyph panels in the area.
A couple historic horse petroglyphs.
After packing up camp we visited a few more sites in Montezuma Canyon before climbing out via the Deadman Canyon Road up onto Alkali Ridge. We then made our way over to Blanding to get some fuel for the Jeeps and some lunch. Over lunch we decided where to go for the rest of the day. It had been a few years since I’d been to the Doll House and Marty had yet to make it there, so we decided to head that direction.
Some fall colors and wispy clouds as we drive up through the Bears Ears onto Elk Ridge.
Marty in his Grand Cherokee up on Elk Ridge.
There were some nice fall colors to be found on Elk Ridge this time of year.
It’s been a few years since I was last at the Doll House. Actually, the last time I was here I was still shooting with my very first DSLR, a Canon XSi.
Great setting for this beautifully preserved ruin.
After spending some time at this amazing ruin, we decided to make our way over to Wild Cow Point so we could hike down into Fable Valley the following morning.
More fall colors on our way back across Elk Ridge.
The view from the Arch Canyon Overlook in the afternoon. Besides Arch Canyon you can see Comb Ridge and Sleeping Ute Mountain in the distance.
The Abajo Mountains from the Big Notch.
Evening light on the sandstone formations in Beef Basin
Some more fall colors over Beef Basin as we descend down from North Long Point to the Dark Canyon Plateau.
After setting up our camp on Wild Cow Point and having a little dinner, we spent a little time taking some night shots around camp before turning in for the night.
