Today I lefft the town of Escalante, UT and wanted to relax from the previous Hikes by driving some Backways and challenge the Jeep. First I took the Hells Backbone Road which starts in Escalante and leads to the Dixie Forest Mountains and Posey Lake. It was a unpaved Gravelroad in good condition and not very scenic.Only the Canyon at the Mountain Peak was really impresive. I took some shots and drove the mountain down back to US12 at Boulder, UT.<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n
250 miles of back roads<\/p>\n
In Boulder I used the Burr Trail Road to visit the Trailhead to the Strike Valley Overlook. The final 2 miles are only accesible with High Clerance and 4WD and for me it was really a good exercise to drive the rocky road.<\/p>\n
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4WD road to Strikevalley overlook Trailhead<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_2_placeholder\n
Strikevalley Overlook<\/p>\n
Then I drove down the Burr Trail Switchbacks and took the\u00a0 Notom Bullfrog Rod into northern direction, driving along the Waterpocket fold. It reminded me of a large scale version of the\u00a0 Cockscomb at the Cottonwood Canyon road near Page, Az.<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_3_placeholder\n
Notom Bullfrog Raod<\/p>\n
Finally I drove up to Capitol Reefs Upper Cathedral Valley. Adventurous the drive through the river Ford to reach the Hartnet Road. Then a long drive up the bumpy road to Upper Cathedral Valley where I arrived little bit late for the sunset shots.<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_4_placeholder\n
Upper Cathedral Valley at sunset<\/p>\n
I wanted to camp at the Upper cathedral Valley campground. But it was already full. I was told I could carcamp everywhere in the Park region. Because I wanted to shot sunrise at Temple of the Sun and Moon I continued my drive down to Temple of the sun where I passed the night in the car.<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_5_placeholder\n
Carcamping right behind the Temple of the Sun<\/p>\n
Hiking Mileage today:\u00a0\u00a0 1.6 km \/\u00a0 1 miles<\/strong><\/p>\n Hiking Mileage total:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 93.4 km \/ 58.4 miles<\/strong><\/p>\n curious incidents today:<\/strong><\/p>\n 1) 4WD road to Strike Valley Overlook remarkable<\/p>\n 2) car camping behind the Temple of the Sun.<\/p>\n 3) I have counted 25 stings on my legs. (from the Coyote Gulch Hike in Shorts)<\/p>\nRelated Posts:<\/h3>