Bullfrog Desert Trail Days Feb.18-20, 2014

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Stayed at the Defiance House Lodge in Bullfrog, Utah which sits on a high sandstone knoll above Lake Powell. Bullfrog and the nearby deserts were dead, dead, dead with nearly nobody around in this offseason journey exploring backroads and 4x4 trails I had never wandered before. Explored deserts, desert overlooks and Lake Powell overlooks both east and west of Hy. 276 from Bullfrog to the southern peaks of the Henry Mountains. Magnificent and quiet country until the late afternoon of Feb. 19 when a windstorm of hurricane force winds blew through the area. My truck rocked like a cradle in the sandstorm of a few hours. The next morning the weather was once again calm with intense blue skies. Spring southern Utah wind and sandstorms can be very intense. In years past I have had a couple of campsites/tents virtually destroyed by windy fury that strikes like a rattler. Lake Powell is very low but will rise somewhat with the snowmelt. Who knows if the Hall's Crossing/Bullfrog Ferry will even run this summer. Here are some scenic pictures. Click them to enlarge them.

 

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Bullfrog Desert Trail Days Feb. 18-20, 2014 continued.

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Bullfrog Desert Trail Days Feb. 18-20, 2014 continued.

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Bullfrog Desert Trail Days Feb. 18-20, 2014 continued.

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Bullfrog Desert Trail Days Feb. 18-20, 2014 continued.

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Bullfrog Desert Trail Days Feb. 18-20, 2014 continued. Last photos.

Five more photos all taken on Feb. 20 near The Flat Tops mesas NE of Hanksville. The last picture is looking southwards at the distant Henry Mountains. Hope you have enjoyed my desert pictures. I truly love the Utah deserts in any and all seasons.

 

[DRTYTOY]

Wow, great pics. I'm a desert rat at heart and its awsome how different deserts can be. I'm in the Sonoran desert and its equally beautiful but in a different way. I do love Utah and was in southern Utah last year and had a blast.

 

[Rumpig]

Nice pics...looks like it was a great trip.

 

[Borrego60]

Wow excellent pictures of a so called dead desert, I am sure there is life all around if you look.

 

[Howski]

Interesting to hear about the intensity of sandstorms. I like that you're one of the few who are consistently 'out there' and look forward to future reports of yours

 

[roverrocks]

Wow excellent pictures of a so called dead desert, I am sure there is life all around if you look.

I took a number of pictures of tracks in the sand one morning on this trip. There is a lot of life and much of it comes out at night as far as mammals. Here's a few track pics I took. Sand tracks don't last long with desert breezes.